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View of the steam clouds – View of Upper Te Maari Crater loop from Ketetahi Carpark

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Waikato

View of the steam clouds – View of Upper Te Maari Crater loop from Ketetahi Carpark

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View of the steam clouds – View of Upper Te Maari Crater loop from Ketetahi Carpark

06:43

20.1km

1,010m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 21, 2026

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Tongariro National Park

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82 m

End of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (Ketetahi Car Park)

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For day walkers this is the end point... Te Araroa walkers tend to walk from north to south

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1.31 km

Ketetahi Forest Trail

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The path is nicely laid out and easy to walk

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2.86 km

Viewpoint

6.86 km

View of the steam clouds

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Sulfurous smoke keeps rising... a sign that there is still activity here

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6.90 km

View of Upper Te Maari Crater

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Cracking views from this point, which is as close as you'll get to the site of the most recent Te Maari eruptions in 2012. It's all downhill from here on.

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6.98 km

View of Lake Rotoaira and Lake Taupo

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You could even see Lake Taupo in the distance

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8.41 km

View of Lake Taupo from Tongariro National Park

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As you descend you have a wonderful view of the lakes on the plain, you can even see Lake Taupo

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10.0 km

View of Central Crater, Red Crater, and Mount Ngauruhoe

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On a clear day you can’t help but marvel at the view across Central Crater to Red Crater and on to the conical-shaped Mount Ngauruhoe volcano. This spectacular view is seen best from near to the rim of Blue Lake.

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14.5 km

View of the Hot Springs, Tongariro National Park

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As you ascend, you can see steam rising again and again…signs that there is still activity beneath the surface

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20.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

3.70 km

194 m

Elevation

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Today

Monday 9 March

15°C

7°C

31 %

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View of the steam clouds – View of Upper Te Maari Crater loop from Ketetahi Carpark

End of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (Ketetahi Car Park)

Ketetahi Forest Trail

View of the steam clouds

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