The Inaugural Central Plateau Walking Festival

9 – 11 April 2010

The Central Plateau has long been regarded as offering a richness of walking and tramping opportunities for New Zealanders and people from around the globe. With the jewel of the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand’s oldest National Park and a dual World Heritage Area providing a captivating environment for walking – it seemed natural that a walking festival would evolve at some stage.

Iconic ½ or Full Day

• Tongariro Alpine Crossing (full day)
• Lake Rotopounamu (2 hours) + Trout Centre and/or Tokaanu Hot Pools
• Tupapakurua Falls (1/2 day) picnic lunch at water falls
• Ruapehu Crater Lake (full day)

The Wild Side (a day over at the Turoa side of the Mountain)

• Lake Rotokura (1 hour)
• Waitonga Falls and Mangawhero Falls Walk and picnic Lunch (2 hours)
• Old Coach Road (2-7 hours)
• Hot pools at the Powderhorn

Whakapapa Visitor Centre Based Walks

• Silica Rapids (2.5 hours)
• Taranaki Falls (2 hours)
• Whakapapanui Walk (2 hours)
• Tama Lakes (5-6 hours)
• Whakapapaiti (4-5 hours)
• Time at the iconic DOC Whakapapa Information Centre

Bird and Bush (full day)

• Ohinetonga Track in the morning followed by lunch at Duck Central (Whakahoro)
• Whakahoro in the afternoon

www.nzwalkingfestival.co.nz or phone 0508 CROSSING or 0508 27677464)