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Round the Mountain - 02 Waihohono Hut to Rangipo Hut

Regional route13 km · 8 miBest Jan–Apr

Next nearby hike: Waihohonu Track 1.6 mi · 2.6 kmExplore Tongariro National Park →● Live cam 10 mi away

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jan–Apr · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)

  1. J17°8°182
  2. F17°8°159
  3. M14°7°183
  4. A12°4°184
  5. M9°2°220
  6. J6°0°274
  7. J5°0°262
  8. A6°0°248
  9. S8°1°262
  10. O10°3°249
  11. N13°4°207
  12. D15°7°244

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Round the Mountain - 02 Waihohono Hut to Rangipo Hut is a regional hiking route of about 13 km (8 mi) in Tongariro National Park, Waikato, New Zealand. It lies about 27 km southwest of Turangi. It connects with Tongariro Northern Circuit.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
27 km SW of Turangi (Waikato Region) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tongariro National Park
Connects to
Tongariro Northern Circuit (at its start or end)
Best months
Jan–Apr
Live cam nearby
Mt Ruapehu Live Stream from Ohakune, New Zealand (MtRuapehu, 10 mi · 16 km away)
Country
New Zealand
Region
Waikato
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
RTM02
Operator (OSM)
DoC
From / to
Waihohonu Hut → Rangipo Hut
Route centre
-39.2550, 175.6517
Route start
-39.2098, 175.6789
OpenStreetMap
relation 17616354
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Waihohonu Track

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Tongariro National Park

Round the Mountain - 01 Whakapapa Village to Waihohonu Hut

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Tongariro National Park

Tama Lakes Track

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Tongariro National Park

Tongariro Northern Circuit

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Tongariro National Park

Soda Springs Walk

6.2 mi · 9.9 km · Tongariro National Park

Round The Mountain Track

6 mi · 10 km · Tongariro National Park

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