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Tongariro Alpine Crossing

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Trail stats

Distance
13.36 mi
Elevation gain
2,923 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
4,081 ft
Max elevation
6,138 ft
TrailRank 
51
Min elevation
2,442 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
6 hours 31 minutes
Time
7 hours 12 minutes
Coordinates
3951
Uploaded
November 16, 2019
Recorded
November 2019
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near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)

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Itinerary description

Very nice day-long hike. Very diverse - classic tongariro, barren rocks, volcanic rocks, mountain, lakes, and a very nice forest at the end.
I set the tech difficulty to Difficult because it requires a moderate fitness level, also some minor scrambling and has some sections that are relatively narrow.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,298 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,436 ft
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Soda springs

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,482 ft
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PictographInformation point Altitude 4,700 ft
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The devil's staircase

Also known as "the hard bit"

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,437 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,936 ft
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Lakes

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,654 ft
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PictographIntersection Altitude 5,534 ft
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Intersection

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,480 ft
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PictographBridge Altitude 4,147 ft
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Bridge

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,512 ft

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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,837 ft

Not so alpine anymore

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