Tongariro Crossing
The most famous part the Tongariro Crossing with the Emerald Lakes and the Blue Lake, typically crowded on a beautiful autumn day 2004.
The Tongariro Crossing in Tongariro National Park is one of New Zealand's most spectacular tramping tracks, designated one of the "great walks" by the Department of Conservation and might very well be the best one-day walk in New Zealand. The crossing passes over volcanic terrain along the slopes of the active volcanoes Mt Ngauruhoe, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Tongariro, some of which can optionally be climed in a side trip.
The crossing takes about 7 hours, and although it is certainly not extreme it does require a basic level of fitness. A steep 45 minute ascent – the most difficult part of the track – comes soon after at the start.
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