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This trail joins the Oturere and Waihohonu Huts though a rolling and scenic bit of terrain.


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5.4

Miles

8.8

KM

83%

Runnable

4,462' 1,360 m

High

3,596' 1,096 m

Low

729' 222 m

Up

1,579' 481 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

52%

Max Grade (27°)

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Spring · Views · Waterfall · Wildlife

Description

After leaving Oturere Hut, the track undulates over a number of stream valleys and open gravel fields. Plant life here has been constantly repressed by volcanic eruptions, altitude, and climate. Loose gravel means that recolonization by plants is a slow process on the open and bare countryside.

The track gradually sidles around the foothills of Ngauruhoe, descending into a valley and crossing one of the branches of the Waihohonu Stream. Continue through a beech clad valley before climbing towards the ridge top. Waihohonu Hut is in the next valley.

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Shared By:

Kerry Suter

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Tongariro Northern Circuit
Jul 15, 2016 near Waiouru, NZ
Typical trail and Tussock on the Oturere to Waihohonu Track.
Jul 14, 2016 near Turangi, NZ
Descending on rough trail towards Waihohonu.
Jul 14, 2016 near Waiouru, NZ
Waihohonu Hut.
Jul 13, 2016 near Waiouru, NZ
Hiking on the way to Tongariro.
Jul 15, 2016 near Turangi, NZ

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