Ngāuruhoe (not recommended)

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Ngāti Tūwharetoa and DOC ask visitors not to climb Ngāuruhoe. Shown here so you can see the terrain; please admire it from the Crossing or Tama Lakes instead.

3.0 kmreturn

+3 hr returnwalking time

↑ 649 mclimb

2,251 mhigh point

Elevation profile

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What you’ll see

Scoria cone

The walk

The route up the loose scoria of the cone is unmarked, dangerous (rockfall from parties above) and culturally offensive to the iwi for whom the summit is tapu. This site does not recommend it; the best views of the mountain are from Red Crater, South Crater, the Upper Tama viewpoint and the Ridge Track.

Start. South Crater