Moderate hike. 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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Parking

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108 m

Mangatepopo Trailhead (Start of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing)

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Alpine Crossign is only worthwhile if you can see something, have run in fog and have seen little. Fortunately it was better at the summit and you had a half …

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1.45 km

View of Mount Ngauruhoe

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It's a question of time when an outbreak will happen again

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1.87 km

Mangatepopo Hut

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Camping facilities for the Tongariro Circuit

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2.66 km

Mount Ngauruhoe

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active volcano. First eruption 2500 years ago. Last eruption 1977. Filmset of Lord of the rings (Mt. Doom). Tongariro Crossing is very busy all through the year, but the views are worth it.

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5.75 km

Devil's Staircase

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7.04 km

South Crater, Tongariro National Park

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Impressive crater overlooked by Mount Ngauruhoe

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9.61 km

Volcano Wearing a Hat

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10.6 km

View of Mount Tongariro

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Nice view down into the valley

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13.1 km

View of Mount Ngauruhoe from Tongariro National Park

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14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

116 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.96 km

4.58 km

4.42 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,660 m)

Lowest point (1,120 m)

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Saturday 7 March

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