Plan Your Trip Active North Island - New Zealand's North Island - page 58

Other North Island Tracks
Of course, there are a lot more walks in the North Island than just the great ones! Try
these selections on for size:

Cape Reinga Coastal Walkway A 50km, three-day, easy beach tramp (camping only) in Northland. A 132km six- to
eight-day route is also possible.
Mt Holdsworth-Jumbo Circuit A medium-to-hard, three-day tramp in Holdsworth Forest Park, scaling alpine Mt
Holdsworth.
Pouakai Circuit A 25km, two- to three-day loop in the lowland rainforest, cliffs and subalpine forest at the foot of Mt
Taranaki in Egmont National Park.
Tongariro Alpine Crossing A brilliant 18km, one-day, medium tramp through Tongariro National Park.

THE NORTH ISLAND'S THREE 'GREAT WALKS'

Walk Distance Duration Difficulty Description

Lake Waikare-
moana Track

Easy to
medium

Lake views, bush-clad slopes and swimming in Te
Urewera National Park

46km 3-4 days

Tongariro
Northern Cir-
cuit

Medium
to hard

Through the active volcanic landscape of Tongariro Na-
tional Park; see also Tongariro Alpine Crossing

41km 3-4 days

Whanganui
Journey

Canoe or kayak down the Whanganui River in Whan-
ganui National Park

145km 5 days Easy

Backcountry Huts & Conservation Campsites

Huts

DOC maintains more than 950 backcountry huts in NZ's national and forest parks. Hut
categories comprise:

Basic huts Just a shed!
Standard huts No cooking equipment and sometimes no heating, but mattresses, water supply and toilets.

Serviced huts Mattress-equipped bunks or sleeping platforms, water supply, heating, toilets and sometimes cooking fa-
cilities.
Details about the hut services can be found on the DOC website. Backcountry hut fees per
adult, per night range from free to $52, with tickets bought in advance at DOC visitor