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Mt Ngauruhoe from the road

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The track is good to Silica Rapids with a few stairs and steep sections

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

Crossing a small bridge, you can plainly see the iron-rich waters which give Golden Rapids their colour and name.

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

Mt. Ruapehu under blue skies

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

With information along the track you really get an education along the way

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The yellow waters cascading down

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The view from the lookout looking over the mounds and Mt. Ruapehu

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The first lookout is at the top of the falls

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The rocks down at the end of the track to the view of the waterfall

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The beautiful Tawhai Falls and cascading waters of Whakapapanui River

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park

The Whakapapanui river down from the falls

From Walks in the Tongariro National Park