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Read about nature in Egmont National Park. Taranaki is linked by legend to the mountains of the central North Island. It is said that Taranaki carved out the bed of the Whanganui River on a tragic flight from its ancestral home to the east. Today Taranaki is still venerated and its summit is sacred to the tangata whenua of the area.
Egmont National Park Places to go in Taranaki
Egmont National Park Located in the Taranaki region View saved (0) Egmont National Park can be found on the western coast of New Zealand's North Island. Here the volcano Taranaki rules supreme. Brochures North Egmont walks brochure (PDF, 3,613K) Dawson Falls and East Egmont walks brochure (PDF, 3,311K)
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Egmont National Park/Te Papakura o Taranaki is a whopping area of 341.7 km² (132 miles²) containing three volcanic cones. The area became a national park in 1900. Today, it has over 300 km (186 mi) of fantastic and easily accessible walking trails. The network of tracks provides everything from 15-minute walks to 3-day hikes.
Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont) From East Egmont National Pa… Flickr
Satellite image of Egmont National Park. The dramatic circular outline of Egmont National Park was delineated in 1881, when a circle with a 6-mile (9.7-kilometre) radius was surveyed from the mountain peak for a forest reserve. Forested land outside the reserve was cleared and turned into pasture over the next few decades.
Mount Taranaki at dusk Mount Egmont National Park New Zealand Poster
Egmont National Park revolves around Taranaki (also known as Mount Egmont); it is the park's most distinguishing feature and the reason most people visit. Having last erupted in 1755, the 125,000-year-old volcano is considered dormant. Hiking is the best way to view and experience the mountain.
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Taranaki Egmont National Park . Visitor Centre Return Shuttle. Transport from New Plymouth city to the Visitor Centre (an approximately 30-minute drive) and a return trip at the end of the day (or after several days, if arranged). Cost - from $50 per person.
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Egmont National Park / Te Papakura o Taranaki encompasses the mighty ancestral Taranaki Maunga and offers lush waterfalls, rainforests, and mossy swamps. Goblins Forest, Taranaki By Venture Taranaki Geologically, Taranaki Maunga is New Zealand's most perfectly formed volcano.
Mount Taranaki, Egmont National Park, New Zealand
Egmont National Park is home to the impressive Mount Taranaki volcano, also known as Mount Egmont (2518 m). This park is perfect for short walks, overnight tramps, camping, and climbing. Visitors will enjoy stunning views of the volcano, lush forest, waterfalls, rivers, tarns, and skiing on the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki.
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Egmont National Park is a mountainous area that encompasses three volcanic cones. The main peak of Mount Taranaki (2,518 m) forms the nucleus of the park. It is the most recent and only active volcanic peak in the park, although it is now considered dormant.
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Further information For park information, hut tickets and Konini Lodge bookings: Taranaki / Egmont National Park Visitor Centre (North Egmont) - Open daily Egmont Road Inglewood Phone: (06) 756 0990 E-mail: [email protected] Dawson Falls Visitor Centre (limited opening hours - check website) Manaia Road Kaponga Phone 027 443 0248
Around the Mountain Circuit Walking and tramping in Egmont National
Mount Taranaki ( Māori: Taranaki Maunga) (also called Mt Egmont) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. [4] [5] At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu.
Mt Taranaki, Egmont National Park, New Zealand Mount Taranaki
Egmont National Park ( Māori: Te Papakura o Taranaki) is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The park covers three volcanic cones: Mount Taranaki and its slopes, Pouakai and Kaitake. [1]
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GPX File. Around the Mountain Circuit (gpx, yo ) This circumnavigation of Mt Egmont/Taranaki has a bit of everything, from stream crossings to a waterfall, native forest to alpine tussock, solitude and unbeatable views. Our family adventure began from the North Egmont Visitor Centre and we walked in a clockwise direction.
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Description Waypoints (2) Facilities Tips This is a beautiful and very popular track in the Egmont National Park, famous for reflections of Mt Taranaki in the Pouakai Tarns. There are impressive wooden boardwalks/steps almost the whole way to the hut. Mostly covered track, the last 20% is exposed.
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(First published May 2020) A superb one-day walk, accessible bushwalks and the opportunity to ascend to the summit of a volcanic peak are all highlights of Taranaki's Egmont National.
