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View across Tongariro National Park towards Mt Ngauruhoe.
Mounds Walk

Located in Tongariro National Park and Whakapapa Village area in the Central North Island region

This short walk offers good views of the Tongariro National Park volcanoes and surrounding area.

Debris avalanches during Ruapehu’s periods of volcanic activity are believed to have formed these mounds thousands of years ago. The top of the track offers good views of the volcanoes and surrounding area.

The track begins 5 km below the Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre on SH48.

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