Ridge Track at Whakapapa is a short little trail that climbs up behind the Chateau offering views. In the last the snowy cone of Mt Taranaki is just visible.

Ridge Track sign: 1.5 Km return.
Ridge Track — looking down over a mixed alpine landscape.
Ridge Track goes through alpine scrube with the snowy top of Mt Ruapehu in the background.
Ridge Track — view across scrub. The snowy cone of Mt Taranaki is just visible.