Tongariro - The Devils Staircase

The devils staircase is really steep and involves clambering over rocks - this was used in Lord of the rings as Frodo, Sam and Gollem climb up towards Mount doom. The view is pretty good from the top of here and you can see how far you have ascended by looking back down the valley. Pictures (Left) - Back down the valley - you can make out the track we have come on - Soda Springs is on the right, (Right) - View back across the Park, You can see Mount Taranaki in the distance which is on the far west coast.