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Mt Urchin Track
Kaimanawa Forest Park
Mount Urchin offers an easily accessible wilderness of beautiful beech forest, incredible views and a real alpine environment.
- Email: turangi@doc.govt.nz
The track climbs steadily up through beech forest and above the bush line to the Urchin Trig (1391 m). The upper section of the track has an interesting array of alpine plants and a wide vista of Lake Taupō and the volcanoes of the Tongariro National Park.
| Distance | 6.6km |
| Time | 3-4hr |
| Physical rating | Advanced |
| Direction | Return via same track |
| Dog access | Dogs with a DOC permit only. |
Opening times
- Business hours
- Open every day. Free entry
