Pouakai Circuit: 25 km in Taranaki
The Pouakai Circuit is a named multi-day track in Taranaki. The governing figure used here is 25 km (DOC · Pouakai Circuit), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: November to April.
DOC’s 25 km circuit from North Egmont. Pouakai Hut is the usual night. The tarns are the photo. Alpine weather on a small range — still a full kit. New Plymouth is the town.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: New Plymouth, North Egmont, Pouakai Hut, Holly Hut. 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
New Plymouth — town bed. North Egmont — road end. Pouakai Hut — tarns night. Holly Hut — Ahukawakawa side.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Pouakai 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.
