Tongariro Northern Circuit: 43 km in Tongariro
The Tongariro Northern Circuit is a named DOC Great Walk in Tongariro. The governing figure used here is 43 km (DOC · Tongariro Northern Circuit), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 3 to 4 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: October to April.
DOC length 43.1 km. In season it includes the Tongariro Alpine Crossing day. Mangatepopo, Oturere and Waihohonu are the Great Walk huts. Whakapapa Village is the bed base the night before. Alpine weather closes this regularly — check DOC.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Whakapapa, Mangatepopo Hut, Oturere Hut, Waihohonu 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
Whakapapa — village, night before. Mangatepopo Hut — Crossing start. Oturere Hut — east of the Emerald Lakes. Waihohonu Hut — southern circuit hut.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Tongariro Northern 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.
