Here you will find 64 of the best hand-picked day walks covering a vast territory of the North Island including Tongariro National Park, Turangi, Kaimanawa Forest Park, Taupo, Taumaranui and Whirinaki Forest Park. This handy guide, the next in Reed's popular Day Walks of 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. Detailed access notes and travelling times accompany descriptions of the geography, climate, wildlife and fascinating notes on the history of Maori and European occupation of the area.

About the Author

Sonia Frimmel lives in Te Awamutu and is the author of Reed's Day Walks of Waikato and King Country (2003).