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Tama Lakes Walk

10.6 miles (17 km)

Open Streetmap This walk visits the Tama Lakes in the Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. You start from the Whakapapa Visitor Centre at Ngauruhoe Place where you can pick up the Taranaki Falls trail. This takes you to the spectacular falls with great views to Mt Ruapehu.
The trail heads east to join with the Upper Tama Lakes trail which will take you up to the viewpoints over the lakes. The viewpoints reach a height of over 1400m so it is a challenging hike. As such it's important to wait for good weather.
The lakes fill two explosion craters on the Tama Saddle between Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngaruahoe. It's a beautiful area with attractive forestry, alpine plants, old lava fields and wonderful views of snow topped volcanoes. 

Tama Lakes Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map

Tama Lakes Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Lower Tama Lake - Tongariro N.P. - panoramio

Lower Tama Lake

Taranaki Falls Walking Track, New Zealand (8)

Taranaki Falls Walking Track, New Zealand

Upper Tama Lake and Ngauruhoe

Upper Tama Lake and Ngauruhoe

Taranaki Falls, Tongariro National Park

Taranaki Falls, Tongariro National Park

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