PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
A 2 hour walk through beautiful Goblin Forest.
Map Data: Google, Digital Globe, Department of Conservation (DOC).
below to explore this walk.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The track starts across the road from the Stratford Mountain House and follows the Waingongoro Track.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
After about 15 minutes, the track turns uphill and the actual Patea Loop Track begins.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Goblin Forest... This section of the track used to be known as the Moss Walk. Those gnarly Kamahi trees are covered in mosses, liverworts and filmy ferns. Just beautiful...
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Now the track crosses the road. Watch out for cars.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
That's a Toi (Mountain Cabbage Tree) overhanging the track. Gorgeous...
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park1
This bridge crosses the Patea River.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Wow... That was some nice mossy NZ native forest. Now we turn right.
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
PATEA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
And here we are back at the road just below the Stratford Mountain House. This photo shows the view looking back down the track.