Mangatepopo to National Park

Feb 18th 31km 7.25 hrs

For a short distamce I was walking with today's batch of Tongariro Alpine Crossing people, but soon turned off on the track to Whakapapa Village. Undulating up and down through the pleasant alpine scrub with views of mountains near and far. Stopped for a long elevenses in and around the Chateau (not included in today's time), then off again on the Whakapapaiti Track through the welcome bush. Across a number of streams, and then turned off down to the Mangahuia campsite, followed by a road walk through to National Park, and the railway crossing where tomorrow's walk starts.