Nature- Walking & Hiking

Pouakai Crossing Tour Taranaki

The Pouakai Crossing Tour is Taranaki's premier one-day walk. Your knowledgeable guide will help you interpret the magical surroundings, providing information about the park's...

  • Location

    Veronica Loop Track
  • Duration

    Day Tour (8-12 hours of hiking)
  • Price

    Included In Your Tour Package

The Pouakai Crossing Tour is Taranaki’s premier one-day walk. Your knowledgeable guide will help you interpret the magical surroundings, providing information about the park’s cultural and conservation history, and the unique native birds and plants around you.

Pouakai Crossing Tour Taranaki

The day begins low on the mountain’s slopes, walking through gnarled and twisted trees dripping with mosses and ferns. You’ll witness red water oozing out of the ground along the Kokowai Stream, while your guide explains the cultural importance of this area to local Maori.

As you climb higher up the mountain, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views over the fragile Ahukawakawa Swamp. This unique microclimate is home to many plant species – some unusual at this altitude, and some found nowhere else in the world. If time permits, you can also take an optional side trip to the mighty Bells Falls waterfall from our lunch spot at Holly Hut.

Crossing the wetland, the terrain changes as the trail climbs up through mountain cedar to the golden tussocks of the Pouakai Plateau, and the famous tarns with their mirror reflections of Mt Taranaki. On a clear day, you can enjoy spectacular views of the mountain and out to the coast before descending through the goblin forest to the trail end.

The Pouakai Crossing Tour includes transport from New Plymouth and requires 8-12 hours of hiking. It operates from November to March only.

Location: Veronica Loop Track, starting at North Egmont (tour includes transport from New Plymouth)

TARANAKI, WHANGANUI & MANAWATU


Location Details

Veronica Loop Track

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