Day Walks of the Central North Island

Download or read book Day Walks of the Central North Island written by Sonia Frimmel and published by Raupo. This book was released on 2004 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HERE YOU WILL FIND over 60 of the best Day Walks of the Central North Island, which will take you to the great outdoors through Tongariro National Park, Turangi, Kaimananwa Forest Park, Taupo, Taumarunui and Whirinaki Forest Park. Explore some of the wildest parks and interesting places. This handy guide, one of Reed's popular Day Walks series, takes you among alpine areas and tussock herbfields, through rural pastures and protected national parks, and alongside the lakes and rivers found throughout the central North Island. Each walk has been graded and timed, and each entry contains information on access, track conditions and points of interest to watch out for. These details are accompanied by descriptions of the geography, climate and fascinating notes on the history of Maori and European occupation of the area. Other titles in this series: Day Walks of Canterbury & Kaikoura Day Walks of the West Coast - South Island Day Walks of the Coromandel Day Walks of the Bay of Plenty & Rotorua Day Walks of Greater Auckland Day Walks of Northland Day Walks of Waikato & King Country