This highly varied walk reveals a range of vegetation types including subalpine plants, amid a mixture of swamp and tussock country.
Other highlights on the trail include lava formations, native ferns, waterfalls, golden silica rapids and wonderful views of Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu on a clear day.
The gentle, Ōpepe loop track meanders through a lush podocarp forest filled with mature native trees, creating a weather-beaten canopy laden with epiphytes and noisy native birds - bring binoculars!
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National park, check. Spectacular views, ancient forests, towering waterfall, check, check, check. the Taranaki Falls Hike has it all.
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Regarded as one of New Zealand’s best day hikes, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing traverses the World Heritage-listed Tongariro National Park, home to some of the most scenic and volcanically active places in the country.
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From Kinloch, hike through lush wilderness to a lookout over the Western Bays, before the trail leads down towards the remote Kawakawa Bay, where a luxury cruiser awaits.
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