Ngapuketurua Track
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Forecast point: Waipakihi Hut (1100m) · 9.1km away
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This track begins on the Kiko Loop and continues as far as the park boundary on the slopes of Mt Ngapuketurua.
Elevation
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
The track starts half way round the Kiko Loop Track. The first section is well-benched and graded, but after about 30 minutes it begins to climb steeply through beech forest.
The track provides access to good hunting country below the Ngapuketurua bush line.
Getting there
10 km north of Tūrangi, turn off SH1 onto Kiko Road. Follow this for 17 km through the privately-owned Lake Taupo Forest to the park boundary.
Know before you go
This track once led from Kiko Road over Ngapuketurua to Cascade Hut, but now access ends at the park boundary with East Taupo lands block. Contact Helisika, phone +64 7 384 2816.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track