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Ohakune & Tūroa
Waitonga Falls Track
Easy 4.0 kmreturn 1 hr 20 min return ↑ 316 m
Ohakune & Tūroa
Tupapakurua Falls Track
Advanced Full day
A forest track west of the park to a lookout facing Mount Taranaki and a remote, tall waterfall.
11 kmreturn
4–5 hr return (Taranaki Lookout 1 hr)walking time
↑ 395 mclimb
883 mhigh point
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DOC distance 11 km; the mapped line measures 6.2 km.
What you’ll see
Podocarp forestWaterfall gorgeDistant Taranaki
The walk
The first hour to the Taranaki Lookout is easy. Beyond it the track becomes steep and rough, descending through podocarp forest to lookouts facing the Tupapakurua Falls as they drop into a gorge. A good choice when the mountains are stormbound.
Start. Fishers Road, Erua (near National Park Village)
Snow & season
Combine with
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Falls Walk
Easiest 200 mreturn 10 min return ↑ 4 m
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Forest Walk
Easy 3.4 kmloop 1 hr 15 min loop ↑ 230 m