10 must-do Tongariro National Park trips

August 2014

Read more from

August 2014

Map by Geographx
The mountains of Tongariro National Park form the highest parts of the North Island; an area of volcanoes, hot springs, colourful lakes and old explosion craters. Perhaps more than any other tramping area in New Zealand, this is a dynamic, ever-changing landscape, one with regular volcanic activity. As recently as August and November 2012, the […]
Shaun Barnett

About the author

Shaun Barnett

More From Wild Range

Similar Articles

Kahurangi double

11 trips on the Bealey Range

A slice of the unusual

Trending Now

Pearson Hut, Kirkliston Range

Takorika, Havelock Water Supply Reserve

Zion Hill Track, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park

A biking adventure to suit

Taking on the Tin Range

Subscribe!
Each issue of Wilderness celebrates Aotearoa’s great outdoors — written and photographed with care, not algorithms.Subscribe and help keep our wild stories alive.

Join Wilderness. You'll see more, do more and live more.

Already a subscriber?  to keep reading. Or…

34 years of inspiring New Zealanders to explore the outdoors. Don’t miss out — subscribe today.

Your subscriber-only benefits:

All this for as little as $6.75/month.

1

free articles left this month.

Already a subscriber? Login Now