This is the taranaki southern north island chapter from lonely planet's hiking tramping in new zealand guidebook. Like the central north island, tramping here is dominated by a spectacular volcano mt taranaki. The mountain is laced with tramping routes, from a contender for the title of nz's best day hike, to a lap around the volcano and a summit climb. Stroll to alpine heights on the sunrise track maps find lofty huts and high alpine ridges on the mt holdsworth jumbo circuit transport hike through a unique wetland for wicked volcano views on the pouakai circuit restaurants accommodation coverage includesegmont national park, around the mountain circuit, pouakai circuit, pouakai crossing, mt taranaki summit, ruahine forest park, sunrise track, tararua forest park, mt holdsworth jumbo circuit, cape palliser, putangirua pinnacles towns facilities new plymouth, napier, palmerston north, masterton, wellington.