LOVELY WEE TRACK, ideal for running, the views are beautiful, great alternative if tongariro alpine crossing is a no go

Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2011

WOAH NELLY!!!

This track is soooo cool man, its a steep as climb for maybe an hour, man you get mega thighs, then as you break thru the bushline, you come accross a mean as view of the tongarioro and ruapehu and pihanga mountains, plus lake taupo, and even tauhara!! this spot is amazing! the views are to die for, i would reccomend taken a few deck chairs and celebrate your birthday with beautiful sights, this track is hard yakka and i only would suggest for the hardest of hikers, end of the track ends at the waipakihi hut at the confluence of the waipakihi river and some other river, some lady at the hut said the water was drinkable, the track from the umukarikari ridge down to the hutt is a bit hard yakka too, but easy peasy if you are up for a challenge, return took me 8 hours, i had a day pack alot of fruit and lollies and was in my track runners.... piece of piss i say

Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2011