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© Du Hugin Skulblaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Mangatepōpō Valley & Soda Springs
Easy 6.0 kmreturn 2 hr return ↑ 390 m
Springs · Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Soda Springs
1,400 m WaterVolcanicAlpine
A cold spring seeping from the base of a lava flow, surrounded by alpine wildflowers in summer.
At the head of the Mangatepōpō Valley, water emerges from under the lava to feed a tiny mossy waterfall and a patch of yellow buttercups and white foxgloves in summer. It is the end of the easy section of the Crossing and the start of the Devil’s Staircase.
❄ Snow in the upper valley from June to September.
Soda Springs © Du Hugin Skulblaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 Tracks that reach Soda Springs
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Advanced 19 kmone way 7–8 hr one way ↑ 1111 m
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Intermediate 43 kmloop 3–4 days ↑ 1517 m
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Mangatepōpō Valley © Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
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© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 Lava landscape· 1,200 m · Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Mangatepōpō Valley
A glacial valley floored with young lava flows beneath the cone of Ngāuruhoe.
Crater· 1,660 m · Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
South Crater
A flat, silent moonscape between Ngāuruhoe and Tongariro.
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Crater· 1,886 m · Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Red Crater
The highest point of the Crossing: a steaming red crater with a dramatic lava dike.