WalkHidden gem
Mount Tauhara summit track
Taupō, Waikato
Steady climb to a 360-degree view over the lake and the volcanoes behind it.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
An extinct volcanic dome just east of Taupō. The track climbs through bush and scrub to a summit with sweeping views of Lake Taupō and out to Ruapehu on a clear day. Allow around two to three hours return depending on fitness.
Good to know
- Start early on hot days, there's little shade near the top
- Take water and a layer
- Parking is limited at the track start
- Best time
- Morning, clear days
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel roadside parking at the track start, 2WD fine
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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