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EGMONT NATIONAL PARK'S

"ROUND - THE - MOUNTAIN" TREK

Two nights - Three days - Four or five days
The Round-the-Mountain Trek is described clockwise starting from the Mountain House, Pembroke Road, entrance to the Prak.
  1. Mountain House to Waingongoro Hut - one hour
  2. Waingongoro Hut to Dawsons Falls - one hour
  3. Dawson Falls to Lake Dive Hut - three to four hours
  4. Lake Dive Hut to Waiaua Gorge Hut - six to seven hours
  5. Waiaua Gorge Hut to Kahui Hut - one to two hours
  6. Kahui Hut to Holly Hut - four to six hours
  7. Holly Hut to North Egmont - four to five hours
  8. North Egmont to Maketawa Hut - one to two hours
  9. Maketawa Hut to Mountain House - three hours
  10. Direct from Holly Hut to Mountain House via Plateau - four hours

Five Day Trek
Clockwise from the Mountain House, the first days trampis to Lake Dive Hut. The secont day ist the traverse to Waiaua Gorge Hut. This is generally considered to be the dardest section of the trek, often muddy The third day is from Waiaua Gorge Hut to Holly Hut, the longest but not as hard as day two. The fourth day is the trek from Holly to Maketawa Hut and the final day is the three hour tramp from maketawa back to civilisation at the Mountain House.

Four Day Trek
The four day alternative is hte same as the five day trek, except on the day four, where you take the higher route and return direcly to the Plateau and down to the Mountain House

Three Day Trek
The alternative three day trek is anti-clockwise:

  • Day One      - Plateau car-park to Holly Hut.
  • Day Two      - Holly Hut to Waiaua Gorge.
  • Day Three   - Waiaua Gorge Hut via top track to Plateau

Two Night Trek
Mountain House guests (staing minimum of 2 nights) not wishing to do the dardest and often muddy section between Dawson Falls and Waiaua Gorge Hut, may miss this section by being transported to the Ihaia Track entrance on the south side of the park. Waiaua Gorge Hut is only one and a half hours from here. Day two from Waiaua Gorge Hut to Holly Hut then next day return directly to the Plateau and down to the Mountain House.

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