Pouakai Circuit in Mt Taranaki National Park
One of best tramping tracks in NZ north island.
Tramping with best weather and best view in 2 Days.
Pouakai Circuit, Mount Taranaki
On Wellington Anniversary weekend Fiona and I decided to head up to Taranaki to do the Pouakai Circuit. We started at the North Egmont Visitor Center and soldiered on up and across the mountain until we got to Pouakai Hut. After dropping our heavy packs off, we headed up the Pouakai Trig and then back down again in time for dinner and to watch the sunset at the Pouakai Tarn. The tarn was spectacular, with the wind on our side we managed to get Mount Taranaki in the reflection of the tarn. All in all it was a great tramp - a definite must do in New Zealand.
By all means I am no videographer but I still had a real urge to film this trip even though I have never filmed anything properly in my life. I filmed mostly on my iPhone and edited this in Premiere Pro. Here's the result. Enjoy!
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Pouakai Circuit
Due to weather unable to climb Mt Taranaki, so a good circuit to do! In 3 days!
Music (were tracks we heard on the car drive down)
The Romantics- Talking in your sleep (C) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Electric Light Orchestra- Don't bring me down (C) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Pouakai Circuit
Pouakai Circuit, Egmont National Park
Pouakai Circuit at Egmont National Park
Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 54: Today we are walking the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park of Mt Taranaki and we can see exactly why they call it “enchanted”...
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It’s Day 54 of New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year where we’re doing 365 days: 365 activities! Today’s activity is walking the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park on the slopes of Mt Taranaki!
We drive from Stratford to the forests surrounding the lower slopes of Mt Taranaki, covered in winding dense forests that look like something from a fairy tale. We find out soon enough why they call the walk we go on the Enchanted Track.
The Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park goes through the beautiful forests in a loop joining to other tracks along the way. We are amazed by this awesome wilderness environment right here in the Egmont National Park.
It’s back to the Stratford Holiday Park after doing the Enchated Track of Egmont National Park.
So what do you think of the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park? Would you add it to your New Zealand bucket list?
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365 Days: 365 Activities
This year we, Robin and Laura the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, are challenging ourselves to do 365 Days: 365 Activities and post in a daily travel vlog called New Zealand’s BIGGEST Gap Year every single day! Follow our New Zealand adventure daily on YouTube and on BackpackerGuide.NZ, New Zealand’s biggest resource for backpacking in New Zealand. What’s more, it’s totally free!
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Pouakai Tarns Mt. Taranaki | Landscape Photography |
We hike up the Pouakai range to photograph the trans and the mountain. I had a lot of fun on this trip. I have always wanted to go up there to see Mt. Taranaki from up there. It is one of the best and most beautiful places to see the mountain. It's not too hard of a walk up and it only took me about a 1hr 45min, and that was including the time I spent shooting B-roll for footage. So I'm sure it can be done quicker.
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NZ14: Driving Around Taranaki // Hiking Egmont Nat'l Park
Enjoying some short hikes in Egmont National Park and driving the ring road in & around the beautiful Taranaki region of New Zealand!
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Enjoying some gorgeous hikes in and around Egmont National park. We took the basic trek from the car park up to what would be the ski lodge in the winter. This was my first fairly big hike since my achilles surgery this summer. We also enjoyed some hikes in lower elevations checking out Dawson Falls and a long footbridge.
On a different full day, we enjoyed the sea version of Taranaki, driving the full length of the coastal highway from New Plymouth, to Cape Egmonth Lighthouse, local beaches, and through some historic small towns before returning to New Plymouth. This is surely one hell of a unique and picturesque region of New Zealand and should not be missed. :)
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Wilkies Pools & Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 50: Today is the first day with our WWOOF family and we’re heading to the beautiful Wilkies Pools and Dawson Falls in Egmont National Park.
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Today is the first day we are spending with our WWOOFing family here in Taranaki. They are keen to show us the wild and wonderful Egmont National Park on the slope of Mt Taranaki.
We head to the Dawson Falls Visitor Centre where we start our first walk in the Egmont National Park, the Wilkies Pools Loop Track. We make our way through beautiful forest to the Wilkies Pools made of super clear water.
After playing games of hide and seek on the way back with the kids, we then move onto our next walk of the day to Dawson Falls in the Egmont National Park. This is a short walk through the forest down to an epic long-drop waterfall tumbling into the rock pools below.
Now we head from the Egmont National Park back to the farm where Robin is helping our WWOOF hose do some farm chores.
So what do you think of Wilikies Pools and Dawson Falls? Are they places you would go in the Egmont National Park?
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365 Days: 365 Activities
This year, Laura and Robin from BackpackerGuide.NZ are hitting the road for an entire year doing activities around New Zealand every single day. We’re doing 365 Days: 365 Activities! Join us as we find some awesome things to do in New Zealand and show you a backpacking New Zealand experience.
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Tramping Pouakai Circuit - Taranaki, New Zealand
My friends and I tramp the Pouakai Circuit - March 2008
Pouakai Tarn 2016
Montage of the incredible views of Mount Egmont/Taranaki reflected in a glassy Pouakai Tarn and some of the surrounding landscape as far as Mount Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe
Pouakai Circuit - Mont TARANAKI - New-Zealand
Aperçu du trek de 2 jours du Pouakai Circuit sur les versants du mont Taranaki, le mont Fuji Néo-Zélandais.
New Zealand's Great Hikes - Mount Taranaki Mangorei Track
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Copy of Pouakai Circuit
Due to weather unable to climb Mt Taranaki, so a good circuit to do! In 3 days!
Music (were tracks we heard on the car drive down)
The Romantics- Talking in your sleep (C) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Would be in the second half of the video but copyright doesn't allow it to be played in the US or NZ. Electric Light Orchestra- Don't bring me down (C) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Glorious Taranaki | New Zealand Stories
A short tale of our hiking trip in magical Egmont national park with it's prime jewel, one of the prettiest mountains in New Zealand - Mount Taranaki. Pouakai circuit is just a perfect track to adore and admire the Taranaki greatness. 25km can be stretched into two or three days of hiking with nights spent in perfect backcountry huts. If you're lucky, there is a chance that you might have the huts all by yourself! If you only have one day, take the Pouakai crossing track - a shorter, 19km version and there is always a summit track for the brave!
Pouakai circuit track in Egmont national park is definitely a prime spot for hiking in New Zealand, make sure you don't miss it while you there!
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Pouakai Circuit - Mt Taranaki
Pouakai Circuit on 2017 Easter Holiday at Mt Egmont National Park. We had three days of hiking in rain, however, we enjoy the weather!!!!!!
Pouakai Circuit - Mt Taranaki
Im April bestritten wir den Pouakai Circuit. Vor allem am dritten Tag entwickelte sich der Track zu einer ziemlich mühseligen Wanderung, aufgrund der Wetterbedingungen. Auch wenn wir keine Sicht auf den Mt. Taranaki hatten, so wurden wir wenigstens mit einen unglaublich tollen Sternenhimmel in der ersten Nacht belohnt.
Mount Taranaki - Egmont National Park December 2017
We have done one day Pouakai Circuit and another one Mount Taranaki summit, what is just great experience if the weather is nice. On the top is usually a bit of snow whole year, but in the summer is accessible to go up without special equipment. Egmont National Park is definitely worth to visit while you are in North Island of New Zealand. Mt. Taranaki can be seen from big distance if there is a clear sky.
Pouakai Tarn At Night
A short time-lapse from Pouakai Tarn in Egmont National Park. Very faint aurora action happening on the right hand side of Mount Taranaki which is very unusual for this latitude.
Your Guide to Hiking Pouakai Circuit | Mount Taranaki | New Zealand
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☞ Welcome to my guide to hiking the Poukai Circuit on Mt. Taranaki. The Pouakai Circuit is a 25km (15.2 miles) loop that takes you around the majestic Mount Taranaki. Some crazy souls take on this massive hike in a single day but I recommend spending a night at both Holly hut and the Pouakai Hut making the trip a total of 2 nights and three days.
Why is that? Well, this whole area also happens to be a photographer's dream. Just 15 minutes away from Holly Hut you have Bells Falls and the Ahukawakawa Swamp and 30 minutes away from Pouaki Hut is the famous Pouaki Track Reflective Tarn. As you'll see in my video, this tarn's reflection is begging to be photographed, and as any good photographer knows, sunset and sunrise are the best time for it. I didn't want to miss out on the action so I grabbed my sleeping bag and shacked up at my third hut in New Zealand.
Aside from that, a stay at the Pouaki Hut is an experience and gives you more time to enjoy (and photograph) the Pouaki Circuit.
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Summary 1:00
What to know before you go 1:33
The Hike 2:50
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For those who are short on time, you can make it to Pouakai hut by taking the Mangorei track to reach Pouakai Hut in 1.5 hours. Watch the video for more details.
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Mount Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
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We stayed in Pouakai Hut this time around but we usually stay in an Airbnb.
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