Tongariro Northern Circuit
The Emerald Lakes
Length	43.1 km (26.8 mi)
Location	Tongariro National Park
Established	1993
Designation	Great Walk
Trailheads	Whakapapa Village
Use	Hiking
Hazards	Volcanic
Maintained by	Department of Conservation
Website	Tongariro Northern Circuit
Trail map

The Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of the New Zealand Great Walks, is a three- to four-day tramp in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. The hike includes the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a day's march that incorporates the Northern Circuit's most stunning scenery. The complete trail forms a 50-kilometre (31 mi) long loop trail that circumnavigates Mount Ngauruhoe. Approximately 7,000 trampers complete the walk each year. This compares to the approximately 25,000 who walk only the Tongariro Crossing section.^[1]

Accommodation

There are three New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) huts around the circuit - Mangatepopo, Oturere and Waihohonu. A fourth hut, Ketetahi, was damaged in the 2012 eruption and is now only a day shelter. It is forbidden to camp within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the track.