There and back again. Mount Ngauruhoe aka mount Doom, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand [OC

Ngauruhoe volcano (Mt Doom) at dawn, Tongariro, New Zealand Royalty Free Image

According to most guide books, just hiking the crossing should take 6-8 hours, not including a side-trip up Ngauruhoe, which starred in the Lord of the Rings trilogy as Mt. Doom, the hangout of bad guy Sauron. One look at it, and you'll understand why it filled the role so well.

Volcano Mt Ngauruhoe (mt Doom) In Tongariro National Park, New Zealand Photograph by Cavan Images

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Mt Ngauruhoe How To Climb New Zealand's Epic 'Mount Doom'

How to see Mount Doom in New Zealand? One DOES simply walk to Mordor. One DOES simply walk to Mordor. Hiking Tongariro Alpine Crossing is synonymous with 'MORDOR' since Peter Jackson's film interpretation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy novel 'The Lord of the Rings' used the volcanic landscape for its mythical backdrop.

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The setting for King Theoden's Throne Hall is in the Canterbury region in the center of the South Island. The rocky summit of Mount Sunday is only about 150 m above the wide plain, yet it offers a gigantic view. Mount Sunday. South Island. A small but striking summit in New Zealand's Southern Alps.

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This track takes you to the summit of Mount Ngauruhoe (2291m) via Tongariro Alpine Crossing. It is an intense climb recommended for experienced and well-equipped trampers only. There are some switchbacks across the lower portion of the mountain, but those are only good for coming down, not up. Stick to the boulders and rock formations that will give the best ground to traverse both up and down.

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To begin your journey up Mt. Doom you have to head to Tongariro National Park and seek out the Mangatepopo Car Park at the end of Mangatepopo Road. Climbing the peak is a detour on one of New Zealand's most popular day hikes, the Tongariro Crossing, where trampers traverse a patch of Mordor like terrain, winding past volcanic pools, geothermic vents and lava flows in New Zealand's oldest.

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Tongariro National Park was made more famous by its star appearance in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, like so many places in New Zealand. The alpine, volcanic scenery is the setting of Mordor, in which stands Mt Doom, aka Mt Ngauruhoe. For the entire trilogy, Frodo and Sam are trying to get to Mt Doom in order to destroy the infamous ring.

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A New Zealand volcano that neighbors a mountain best known as Mount Doom of the Lord of the Rings films has rumbled back to life. Mount Tongariro, situated in a remote part of the country's North.

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Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand's largest active volcano and the setting used to film Mount Doom in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, sits at the heart of Tongariro National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage.

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Mount Ngauruhoe is one of three volcanoes in Tongariro National Park, a dual world heritage site located on the North Island of New Zealand.While Mt. Ngauruhoe has always had great spiritual and cultural significance to the people of New Zealand, it garnered world-wide attention when it played the part of Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies.

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Tongariro Northern Circuit is one of New Zealand's Great Walks.It is a 44.9km loop in the Northern half of Tongariro National Park, typically completed in 3-4 days. My initial intention was to complete the circuit in three days, but due to its popularity and limited spots (accommodation in huts/campsites), I only managed to book one campsite and did it in two strenuous days.

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Mount Ngauruhoe (Māori: Ngāuruhoe) is a volcanic cone in New Zealand.It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. Although often regarded as a separate mountain, geologically, it is a secondary cone of Mount Tongariro.

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Mt Ngāuruhoe (pronounciation 'naa-ooroo-hway ') is located in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park. This active volcano played an iconic role as Mordor's Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's classic fantasy novel The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. I've lived less than an hour's drive from Mt Ngāuruhoe.

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Located in the Tongariro National Park of North Island, New Zealand, Mount Ngauruhoe is truly an exhilarating adventure at 2287 meters high and last erupting in 1975. This adventure can be a strenuous day trip or an incredible 3-4 days backpacking trip. The route type, distance, and elevation in this adventure is based off of a day trip from.

There and back again. Mount Ngauruhoe aka mount Doom, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand [OC

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4 km (12 mi) one-way hike. While it is just a part of a much longer circuit (the Tongariro Northern Circuit, a New Zealand Great Walk) which covers much more of the park, the Alpine Crossing affords views of all three volcanoes, four very colorful lakes, volcanic craters, and much more. All in just a day!

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We'd flown into Auckland to tackle the 43km, four-day Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of New Zealand's Great Walks. Situated almost smack-bang in the middle of the North Island, it's probably most famous as the setting for Peter Jackson's Mount Doom (Mt Ngauruhoe) in his Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Watching those films details the extent.