Around the Mountain Circuit: 53 km in Taranaki
The Around the Mountain Circuit is a named multi-day track in Taranaki. The governing figure used here is 53 km (DOC · Around the Mountain Circuit), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 4 to 5 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: December to March.
A true mountain circuit, not the Pouakai. Several huts. Dawson Falls is the east-side road end. Weather and avalanche risk in the shoulders. Stratford and New Plymouth share the beds.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: North Egmont, Dawson Falls, Kahui Hut, Stratford. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
North Egmont — north road end. Dawson Falls — east road end. Kahui Hut — west side. Stratford — town.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Around the Mountain Circuit. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
