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The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park is a tramping track in New Zealand, and is among the most popular day hikes in the country. [1] The Tongariro National Park is a World Heritage site which has the distinction of dual status, as it has been acknowledged for both its natural and cultural significance.
Trail map The Tongariro Northern Circuit , one of the New Zealand Great Walks , offers a three- to four-day tramp through Tongariro National Park New Zealand. Highlighted by the Tongariro Alpine Crossing , a full day of awe-inspiring landscapes, The entire trail spans a 50-kilometre (31 mi) around Mount Ngauruhoe .
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Map centered on Mount Tongariro to show approximate selected surface volcanic features and andesitic deposits shaded red . Vents and cones or craters active in the last 15,000 years are shaded orange-yellow with craters in yellow outline .
Tongariro National Park (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə r ɪr oʊ /; Māori: [tɔŋaɾiɾɔ]), located in the central North Island, is the oldest national park in New Zealand and the sixth national park established in the world.
The town is located just outside the boundary of Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park. It is sited next to the North Island Main Trunk railway line and close to the junction of State Highways 4 and 47, halfway between Ohakune and Taumarunui and 45 kilometres southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō.
The one-day Tongariro Alpine Crossing from the Mangatepopo Valley across Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Tongariro is named one of the greatest one-day walks in the world by the Department of Conservation. The 19.2 km track is well marked in summer and popular but trampers should be quite fit and well equipped as the route is exposed, especially during the ...
Tongariro Northern Circuit – the second day of the circuit follows the Tongariro Alpine Crossing over volcanic terrain. Whanganui Journey — this is actually not a walk but a kayak voyage on New Zealand's longest navigable river. It is however managed under the Great Walks system. South Island. Abel Tasman Coast Track – the most popular ...
It is a map of approximate selected surface volcanic features of Mount Tongariro and Mount Ruapehu emphasising features within the last 15,000 years odd . The features have been verified from multiple sources and where ambiguity existed Google aerial (as most up to date aerial), NZ topomap 1/50,000 overlays were used with Heinrich et. al. and ...