Tarawera Trail

Tarawera Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Tarawera Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Tarawera Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.22725, 176.40670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tarawera Trail

• Waimangu · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Tarawera · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whakarewarewa Conservation Park · sanctuary · Rotorua Lakes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Maunga Kākaramea / Rainbow Mountain · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tarawera Falls · waterfall · Rotorua Lakes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maungaongaonga · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Redwoods · park · Rotorua Lakes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lady Knox Geyser · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Champagne Pool · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rotorua Museum · church · Rotorua Lakes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jean Batten Memorial · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wingspan Bird of Prey Centre · sanctuary · Rotorua Lakes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Agrodome · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shweeb · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pūtauaki / Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wairakei · viewpoint · Taupō · ~64 km · Must-see
• Newdicks Beach · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tarawera Trail

Other treks near Tarawera Trail

• GW - 01 Lake Waikaremoana · trek · Wairoa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Umukarikari Track · trek · Taupō · ~137 km
• Tongariro Alpine Crossing · trek · Ruapehu · ~149 km
• Red · trek · Rotorua Lakes · ~40 km
• Yellow · trek · Rotorua Lakes · ~40 km
• Green · trek · Rotorua Lakes · ~40 km
• Blue · trek · Rotorua Lakes · ~40 km
• Te Waihou Walkway · trek · South Waikato · ~69 km
• Sanctuary Loop Walk · trek · Whakatāne · ~71 km
• pathway · trek · Tauranga City · ~81 km

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