Last Updated: 7th May 2025
Mount Titiraupenga
Last Updated: 7th May 2025
Grunt Factor: 38 ?
Gnarl Factor: 60 ?
14.0km
980m
980m
1016m
Last Updated: 7th May 2025
Last Updated: 7th May 2025
Grunt Factor: 38 ?
Gnarl Factor: 60 ?
14.0km
980m
980m
1016m
Back country - remote
Out and Back
Very hilly
Dog Friendly
Native bush
Plantation/exotic forest
Open ridges/tops
Easy Single Track
Moderate Single Track
Technical Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +12.2%
Average Downhill Gradient: -12.2%
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4:15
Slow
3:15
Moderate
2.15
Fast
Starting on Link Track, the terrain is semi-technical, lots of gullies and a few small stream crossings. The climbs out the gullies are quite steep with lots of obstacles to go around but the DoC orange triangles are easy to follow.
You'll come to the centre of the North Island monument - keep going up, from here the track is much easier and is well used. The climb to the summit feels quite gradual and when you're nearly at the top it goes downhill for a little bit, bringing you out at the foot of the summit rock. Follow the track up onto a small rocky outcrop and you'll find some awesome views of Waikato and Taupo and a good view of the summit rock. Please note that the summit rock is iwi toanga and please do not attempt to climb - it's a sheer cliff by the looks anyway.
Return the same way!
This trail includes the peaks Titiraupenga and Mount Titiraupenga.
Ancient trees with hanging moss.
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Enough parking for a few cars, maybe 5 max. It's a secluded area - leave valuables out of sight.
Exactly the same car park and place as Pureora Double and accessed via SH30, turning left at the Timber Trail sign.
63 km
55 minutes
Yes
No
Moderate.
Follow the orange DoC triangles, follow the sign at centre of North Island point
Very patchy.
Long-sleeved thermal top, Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Gloves, Beanie/thermal headwear, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map, Gaiters
One of the streams looked fine to drink from
Not recommended after or during alot of rain
Tree roots, stream crossings, lots of fallen debris, steep trail.
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Gorgeous bush hike to Centre of North Island, but it is slow going with clambering up and down most of the time. Be aware that you can actually start this route pretty much at the Centre of North Island - Instead of starting from the car park as described above, continue along Link Road for a further 5.5km (turn left at junction to follow NZ cycle trail signs). You’ll come accross a big DoC sign pointing you left for Centre of North Island / Mt Titiraupenga. From the car park there it's only 300m to the Centre of North Island. You could also do the route as normal but then to save time, run back along the road from Centre of North Island (the short track from there to the road wasn't signposted for some reason, but is of high quality)
April 23
Trail generally as described, however, currently has quite a bit of tree fall and I lost the track in one place and had to rely on the downloaded GPX route to navigate back onto it. The trail seemed more obvious on the other side so I thought I'd be right on the way back - but no - lost it in the same spot again!
My favourite part was a long runnable downhill from the end of the trail back to the Centre of NZ monument 🤩
January 5
Great views to reward you at the end but slow going as definitely more of a hiking trail. A couple of small steam crossings to navigate.
October 9, 2022
Stunning bush & birdlife, thoroughly enjoyable track, but hard work. 14km of solid workout. Well marked & used track so pretty easy to follow, but also a lot of tree fall the scramble over/around.
September 19, 2021
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