MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
An easy 30 minute 750m loop track through lowland forest.
Map Data: Google, Digital Globe, Department of Conservation (DOC).
below to explore this walk.
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The walk begins at the Mangaoraka Picnic Area, 4.5 km down Egmont Road from the visitor centre. The track may be boggy in places. Take care when crossing the road.
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Compared to the more spectacular Goblin Forest we will see on the tracks higher up this mountain, this is more your standard everyday New Zealand native bush.
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Fairly impressive epiphytes (climbing plants that grow on other plants) including Kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) seen here in the treetops.
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The small spiky plant in the centre of this image is Dawsonia superba - the world's tallest moss. It can grow as tall as 60cm high. A giant among mosses...
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
This is a near impenetrable tangle of Supplejack or Kareao (Ripogonum scandens) - the most common vine in New Zealand lowland forests.
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
And here the track returns to the road...
MANGAORAKA LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
...and crosses the road to the Mangaoraka picnic area and campsite.