20130126 Tongariro (Nueva Zelanda)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.93 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,179 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,179 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,469 ft
- TrailRank
-
39
4.7
- Min elevation
- 3,683 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours 32 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1974
- Uploaded
- January 26, 2013
- Recorded
- January 2013
near Whakapapa Village, Wellington (New Zealand)
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According to some guides it is the most beautiful trekking in New Zealand, we can not confirm it because it is the first one we do in these lands and it could not be completed because there was volcanic activity. AND HAD THE TRUTH! If not see the photo of the fumaroles and occasionally an internal explosion was heard.
Route through volcanic terrain, surprising the amount of water that there was. We went under the volcano that was used in the Lord of the Rings movie that Frodo had to climb to finish the trilogy.
The views to the Esmeralda and Azul lakes, impressive.
We had to hire a bus to be able to enter the end of the road, because it is forbidden to the rest of the drivers and it is 5 km (between round trip). We hired him from the village of Turangi. But it is worth approaching almost to the deviation of the road because there is a hotel nearby where buses leave and it will be quite cheaper. The problem with the bus is that they leave you around 7 in the morning and pick you up at 3:00 p.m., the time is a little short if you want to also ascend to the volcano of Frodo, the Ngar ..... (3 h from the crossing) We opted to make a peak in the Tongariro. Very cool views and you get to see the great lake of Tapu. And we only spend 1/2 hour. We recommend the shelter services, they have water to wash your hands and less people.
Route through volcanic terrain, surprising the amount of water that there was. We went under the volcano that was used in the Lord of the Rings movie that Frodo had to climb to finish the trilogy.
The views to the Esmeralda and Azul lakes, impressive.
We had to hire a bus to be able to enter the end of the road, because it is forbidden to the rest of the drivers and it is 5 km (between round trip). We hired him from the village of Turangi. But it is worth approaching almost to the deviation of the road because there is a hotel nearby where buses leave and it will be quite cheaper. The problem with the bus is that they leave you around 7 in the morning and pick you up at 3:00 p.m., the time is a little short if you want to also ascend to the volcano of Frodo, the Ngar ..... (3 h from the crossing) We opted to make a peak in the Tongariro. Very cool views and you get to see the great lake of Tapu. And we only spend 1/2 hour. We recommend the shelter services, they have water to wash your hands and less people.
Waypoints
Waypoint
6,152 ft
FIN
FIN
Waypoint
3,699 ft
MANGATEPOPO
MANGATEPOPO
Waypoint
3,935 ft
REFUGIO
REFUGIO
Waypoint
6,454 ft
TONGARIRO
TONGARIRO
Waypoint
5,457 ft
XNGAURUHOE
XNGAURUHOE
Waypoint
3,931 ft
XREFU
XREFU
Waypoint
4,502 ft
XSODA
XSODA
Waypoint
6,056 ft
XTONGARIRO
XTONGARIRO
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Ja era hora.......
Hola. Queremos ir este año, sobre diciembre o enero. Alquilaremos un coche así que creo que podemos llegar hasta donde salen los buses que comentas. Hablas de unos refugios, son refugios para hacer noche durante el trail ? Para hacer estos pateos de un día tengo entendido que no se necesita permisos.
Gracias. Toda la información que me puedas dar te la agradecería.
Eva & David.
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Cool!!