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Round the Mountain - 06 Mangaturuturu Hut to Whakapapaiti Hut
Next nearby hike: Round the Mountain - 05 Ohakune Mountain Road to Mangaturuturu Hut 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Te Kohatu →● Live cam 2.1 mi away
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jan–Apr · highs 10–15 °C (50–59 °F)
- J15°7°183
- F15°7°169
- M13°5°176
- A10°3°183
- M8°1°225
- J5°0°276
- J4°-1°261
- A5°-1°248
- S7°0°284
- O9°1°271
- N11°3°222
- D13°5°274
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
About 12 km (7 mi) long, Round the Mountain - 06 Mangaturuturu Hut to Whakapapaiti Hut is a regional hiking route in Tongariro National Park, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. It is on Te Kohatu in Mount Ruapehu. It lies about 15 km northeast of Ohakune.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Te Kohatu (mountain; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Mount Ruapehu (North Island Volcanic Plateau; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 15 km NE of Ohakune (Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Tongariro National Park
- Connects to
- Horopito Track (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jan–Apr
- Live cam nearby
- Mt Ruapehu Live Stream from Ohakune, New Zealand (MtRuapehu, 2.1 mi · 3.3 km away)
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- RTM06
- Operator (OSM)
- DoC
- From / to
- Mangaturuturu Hut → Whakapapaiti Hut
- Route centre
- -39.2677, 175.5107
- Route start
- -39.2969, 175.5018
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17616358
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 startRound the Mountain - 05 Ohakune Mountain Road to Mangaturuturu Hut
0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Tongariro National Park
Horopito Track
1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Tongariro National Park
Round the Mountain - 04 Mangaehuehu Hut to Ohakune Mountain Road
2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Tongariro National Park
Old Blyth Track
2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Tongariro National Park
Round the Mountain - 03 Rangipo Hut to Mangaehuehu
4.9 mi · 7.8 km · Tongariro National Park
Round The Mountain Track
4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Tongariro National Park
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