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Tongariro Alpine Crossing (with detour to climb Mt. Ngauruhoe)

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Trail stats

Distance
14.59 mi
Elevation gain
4,783 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
5,971 ft
Max elevation
7,383 ft
TrailRank 
60 5
Min elevation
2,487 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
6 hours 23 minutes
Time
8 hours 57 minutes
Coordinates
4128
Uploaded
November 21, 2023
Recorded
November 2023
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near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)

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Itinerary description

Some waypoints:
- Mangatepopo Hut (1.5 km)
- Red Crater (10.3 km)
- Blue Lake (11.7 km)

The climb to Mt. Ngauruhoe is really steep and with lots of loose rock. Like, really steep. And like, lots of really loose rock.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,684 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,688 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,052 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaterfall Altitude 4,488 ft
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Cascada

PictographSummit Altitude 7,382 ft
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Cima

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,070 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,833 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,564 ft
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Waypoint

PictographSummit Altitude 6,050 ft
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Red Crater

PictographLake Altitude 5,951 ft
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Lago

PictographLake Altitude 5,719 ft
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Lago

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,696 ft
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Waypoint

PictographMountain hut Altitude 4,751 ft
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Ketetahi Shelter

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,432 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,415 ft
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Waypoint

PictographBridge Altitude 2,864 ft
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Puente

PictographRiver Altitude 2,789 ft
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Río

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,480 ft
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Waypoint

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