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Round the Mountain Track 

The Round the Mountain Track is described clockwise starting from the carpark at the Mountain House, Pembroke Road

Mountain House to Dawson Falls - 2 hours

Dawson Falls to Lake Dive hut -3 to 4 hours

Lake Dive hut to Waiaua Gorge hut - 6 to 7 hours

Waiaua Gorge hut to Kahui hut - 1 to 2  hours

Kahui hut to Holly hut - 4 to 6 hours

Holly hut to North Egmont - 4 to 5 hours

North Egmont to Maketawa hut - 1 to 2 hours

Maketawa hut to Mountain House - 3 hours

Direct from Holly hut to Mountain House via the Plateau - 4 hours 

 

 


Five day Trek

Clockwise from the Mountain House, the first days tramp is to Lake /dive Hut. /the second day is the traverse to Waiaua Gorge Hut. This is generally considered to be the hardest section of the trek, often muddy. The third day is from Waiaua Gorge Hut to Holly Hut, the longest but not as hard as day two. The fourt day is the trek from Holly Hut to Maketawa Hut and the final day is the three hour tramp from Maketawa back to civilisation to the Mountain House.

Four Day Trek

The four day alternative is the same as the five day trek, except on day four where you take th higher route to Tahurangi Lodge and return directly to the Plateau and down to the Mountain House.

 

Waingongora Swingbridge

Tahurangi upper Round the Mountain track

Warwick Castle





Mangatoki River by Keith Anderson