Top Things to do in Egmont National Park
10 Nature & Parks in Egmont National Park That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Egmont National Park, New Zealand including Ridge Loop Track, Pouakai Circuit, Kamahi Loop Track, Pouakai Crossing, Dawson Falls, Mount Taranaki, Ambury Monument Walk, Connett Loop Track, York Loop Track, Around the Mountain Circuit.
1. Ridge Loop Track
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
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2. Pouakai Circuit
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
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Reviewed By 2983u366w7w
Amazing circuit, we did it in reverse climbing henry's peak to the pouakai hut and then finishing off by going across to holly hut and back down the kokowai track as the holly hut track is closed. This made for a pretty hard first day and a breezy second day. Unfortunately we parked in the pouakai crossing carpark not far down from the isite due to it cutting off an hour of the new circuit (because of the holly track closure) and our camper got broken into!! I would highly recommend parking up at the isite where there are cameras and battling that extra hour.
3. Kamahi Loop Track
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
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4. Pouakai Crossing
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
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Reviewed By Jenny9876543210 - Auckland Central, New Zealand
Loved this walk. Not many people doing it despite the beautiful, sunny day, so it was very peaceful. Good range of tracks through low-lying lush native bush to alpine grasslands to alpine rock vegetation. The tracks are well defined and marked. I heard that some of the tracks are going to be upgraded but we found them in good condition anyway, probably because the weather had been very dry. Having said that, you would want to be wearing decent hiking shoes or sturdy sneakers. Despite the beautiful weather, we definitely needed jackets at times - there are some exposed areas and the wind can pick up very suddenly. The short detour to the tarn was well worth it. Initially it looked very disappointing and then I realised that the reflections changed with every little light shift and it really did make for gorgeous photos. There's very little birdsong as you hike and we learned that predators have eradicated much of the bird life. There are pest traps (particularly for rats) at the sides of the tracks so we hope that this program is working and the mountain will be full of native birds again in years to come.
5. Dawson Falls
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
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Reviewed By john_mills_nz - Wellington, New Zealand
Very cool trees. Feels like the setting of a fantasy movie/novel. It’s well worth going down the steep steps to the base of the waterfall.
6. Mount Taranaki
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4.5 based on 567 reviews
Reviewed By hannahz905 - Christchurch, New Zealand
An overnight trip to Pouakai Tarn: We originally planned to stay at Pouakai Hut for two nights, and actually we stayed only one night, as we were lucky to see all the view which we wanted to see. At that time, even the weather forecast was not good on Metservice one day before, but it turned out the weather was good most of time. We forgot it was a full moon period, so we didn’t get a chance to take milkyway which was a pity. Check Metservice – Egmount National Park weather ahead, but it is not 100% reliable. The route we took: Mangorei Road car park --2 to 3 hours--> Pouakai Hut—20 mins --> Pouakai Tarn We took most normal overnight camping gears (except tent), torch, food, filtered bottle, waterproof matches, gas, four seasons wearing staff, camera gears, tripod, hiking poles, wet wipe, tissues. Hut tickets (available in Kathmandu shop) The hut (first in first service, it was full at the end) provided sleeping mattresses, water (drinking water requires boiled), toilet, toilet paper…Our phone could even connect to 4G signal which was brilliant. No electricity available any way. By the way, all the rubbish is recommended to carry out by yourself, so rubbish bags are useful. We found the most useful things during the trip: comfortable/waterproof boots, waterproof/windproof jackets, waterproof pants, gaiters (super muddy on the way), warm hat (windy), gloves, torch, power banks for phones, jandals for walking around the hut, sun cream lotion, quick dry basic layers, socks, rubbish bags. Drive to Mangorei Road car park which is at the end of Mangorei Road. We took about 2 hours to Pouakai Hut. The track indeed has countless steps to the top, where most of time we walked in the beautiful native bush. From Pouakai Hut to Pouakai Tarn, it was about 10-20 minutes walk. Around Pouakai Tarn, there is a new wooden walking track. It did need some patience, but it was worthy. In order to protect the fragile environment, please stay on the track; please not walk/stand on the fragile vegetation; please leave your tripod on the track;
7. Ambury Monument Walk
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
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8. Connett Loop Track
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
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Reviewed By klvmar
The Connett Loop Track is an easy 3 km walk through a forest laden with moss and lichens. Also known as the Goblin Forest, the loop features lush exotic plants and gnarly trees of all shapes and sizes with limbs hanging overhead, creating a dark, shady environment. The track also features a variety of different traps with signage explaining how they work and what they are intending to catch. As two 70-year-old senior citizens, we loved this track, but I think it would also appeal to children.
9. York Loop Track
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By andrewgR68YU - Wellington, New Zealand
Great walk, some amazing history and great feats accomplished with shovels and horses. Walk clockwise. Get history in first half and stunningly large trees with epiphites on return.
10. Around the Mountain Circuit
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