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region is one of the last true wild trout fisheries left in
the world. It's now over 100 years since the first trout were
released here. Today anglers flock from around the world to
fish for "rainbows" and "browns".
Other options
include 4x4 motorbiking, horse trekking, aerobatics in a biplane,
white water rafting, kayaking, windsurfing, jet skiing, waterskiing,
parasailing, mountain biking forest trails, rock climbing or
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TRACKS TAUPO NEW ZEALAND |
Taupo
New Zealand accommodation travel fly fishing hotel travel
information guide for visitors to Lake Taupo NewZealand,
the largest freshwater lake in Australasia. There are
six golf courses in Taupo. Activities include tandem
sky diving, bungy jumping, jet boating and a visit to
Huka Falls. Enjoy a gourmet lunch at a boutique lodge
where film stars and royalty have stayed, trek across
a World Heritage national park, catch a rainbow trout
in a mountain fed stream, snow board down a live volcano.
At the southern end of the Lake is one of the world's
most spectacular parks - Tongariro National Park. The
Tongariro Crossing is now recognised as New Zealand's
best one-day hike. Anglers flock from around the world
to fish for "rainbows" and "browns". Taupo has six golf
courses including the Wairakei International Golf Course.
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Tongariro/Taupo
tracks & walks
Fishing
access tracks
Around
Lake Taupo there are a variety of access tracks to
the tributary rivers. Some tracks are through DOC
administered reserves and others across private land.
Category: Tramping track
Kaimanawa
Forest Park tramping tracks
Kaimanawa
Forest Park (77,348 hectares) lies south-east of Taupo
and extends from Tongariro National Park in the west
to the Kaweka Range in the east.
Category: Tramping track
Alert: Winter storm damage
Kaimanawa
Forest Park walking tracks
On
the western side of Kaimanawa Forest Park there are
a number of walking tracks. Some have mountain bike
access as well.
Category: Walking track
Ketetahi
Hut Track
High
on the slopes of Mt Tongariro, Ketetahi Hut is part
of the Northern Circuit Great Walk. The Ketetahi Track
is also a section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 13 km return
Completion Time: 4 - 5
hr
Alert: Ketetahi hut accommodation
changes
Mt
Ruapehu Crater climb
The
climb up to Mt Ruapehu Crater is not a marked route.
People wishing to make the climb to the crater should
be experienced trampers and well equipped.
Category: Route
Distance: 7 - 10 km
Completion Time: 5 - 7
hr
Alert: Safety Information
Ohakune
area short walks
Mangawhero
Falls, Lake Rotokura, wheelchair accessible Mangawhero
Forest Track and the Rimu Track are some short walks
you can enjoy around the Ohakune area.
Category: Short walk
Ohakune
area tramping tracks
Lake
Surprise and Old Blyth tramping tracks are two 5-hour
return tramps you can enjoy in the Ohakune area.
Category: Tramping track
Rotopounamu
track
Rotopounamu/Greenstone
Lake nestles on the side of Mt Pihanga. This beautiful
lake is a special favourite of tree lovers, birdwatchers,
walkers and swimmers.
Category: Walking track
Distance: 5 km
Completion Time: 2 hr
loop track
Round
the Mountain Track
It
will take you 4 to 5days to complete the Round the
Mountain (Mt Ruapehu) Track at Tongariro National
Park.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 4 - 6
days
Alert: Always check the
track and weather conditions before setting out:
Tokaanu
thermal walk
Just
a 20 minute walk offers visitors the chance to see
steaming hot mineral pools and spluttering mud pools.
Thermal areas are changeable by nature so please keep
to the track.
Category: Easy access
walk
Completion Time: 20 min
loop track
Tongariro
Alpine Crossing
The
Tongariro Alpine Crossing track passes over varied
and spectacular volcanic terrain and takes around
6 - 8 hours to complete.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 19.4 km
Completion Time: 6 to
8 hr
Alert: Track conditions
- Summer 2008
Tongariro
Northern Circuit
Winding
its way over Mt Tongariro and around Mt Ngauruhoe
is the Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of the Great
Walks of New Zealand.
Category: Great Walk/Easy
tramping track
Completion Time: 3 - 4
days
Alert: Ketetahi hut accomodation
Turangi
walking tracks
Enjoy
the walking tracks within 15-20 minutes driving time
of Turangi.
Category: Walking track
Waitonga
Falls Track
The
Waitonga Falls is a 1 hour 30 minutes walk on a well-formed
track through mountain beech and kaikawaka forest.
The 39 m falls are Tongariro National Park’s highest
falls.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 1 hr
30 min
Walks
further out of Taupo township
Relatively
close to Taupo township there are a number of pleasant,
reasonably easy walks that offer magnificient views
of Lake Taupo and the surrounding mountains of Kaimanawa
Forest Park and Tongariro National Park.
Category: Walking track
Whakapapa
Village short walks
These
short walks are either accessible on foot from Whakapapa
Village or require a short drive to the start of the
track.
Category: Short walk
Whakapapa
Village walking tracks
Slightly
more demanding than short walks these walking tracks
are either accessible from Whakapapa Village on foot
or require a short drive to the start of the track.
Category: Walking track
Alert: Changes to Taranaki
Falls track.
Whakapapaiti
Valley Track
Winding
through stunted beech forest, the 11 km Whakapapaiti
Valley Track makes its way to the Whakapapaiti Hut.
From here you can continue back to Whakapapa Village.
Category: Tramping track
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Department
of Conservation
The Department of Conservation
is the central government organisation charged with
conserving the natural and historic heritage of
New Zealand .
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