Northern Tangihua Track

DOC track · Northland

Northern Tangihua Track is a 7.8 km DOC tramping track in Northland with 634 m of climbing and a high point of 559 m.

Northern Tangihua Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

The Northern Track links up with other tracks in the Tangihua Forest.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance7.8 km
Time (DOC)2 - 3 hr one way
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain634 m
Elevation loss488 m
Highest point559 m
Lowest point64 m
RegionNorthland
Start-35.89111, 174.12989
End-35.84998, 174.11088

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Northern Tangihua TrackElevation from 67 m to 551 m over 7.85 km.0 m200 m400 m600 m0 km2 km4 km6 km
Elevation from 67 m to 551 m over 7.85 km.

Huts near the track

GPX file

Download the Northern Tangihua Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

Check current alerts on DOC before you go: tracks close for slips, floods, fire risk and pest control. The DOC page also has access, facilities and safety information.

Nearby DOC tracks

Plan it offline in TrailTreks

Plan Northern Tangihua Track in the free TrailTreks: NZ Topo Maps app: LINZ topo maps that work with no signal, DOC huts, tracks and alerts, and mountain weather.