Your Tongariro Adventure Starts Here
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Parking + One Way Shuttle · Sunrise Hike · Camping · Cultural Walks
Park with us. Camp with us. Ride the start. Walk back to your car.
Kia ora. Nau mai, Haere mai.
Welcome to Cross X Roads
Cross X Roads provides a hassle free one way transport service to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing including a Sunrise Hike option as well as overnight parking & camping in the most amazing paddock and, an alternative of short cultural walks with a local Ngati Hikairo Guide.
If you have your own vehicle and want more flexibility, this option allows you to park in a secure day park and catch our one way shuttle service to the start of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. It’s so simple and your vehicle is at the end of the track waiting for you when you finish.
We will be taking bookings from 7th Nov 2026 for Summer 26/27
Local, friendly, flexible.
Park + One Way Shuttle
Park near the end of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and catch our one-way shuttle to the start.
Camp with us
Park near the end of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and catch our one-way shuttle to the start.
Sunrise Hike
Dpeart at 2.30am for an approximately 3am start from Mangatepopo. Beat the crowds and the heat and experience a completely different start to your Tonagriro Adventure.
Cultural Walk
Park near the end of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and catch our one-way shuttle to the start.
More than a ride to the Crossing
We’re Ma & Shane Isherwood,
your hosts at CrossXRoads.
We live and work in this special part of Tongariro and feel incredibly fortunate to call it home.
For us CrossXRoads is about more than getting people from A to B. It’s about welcoming visitors into our backyard, sharing our local knowledge and helping you begin your Tongariro experience relaxed, prepared and looked after.
Whether you’re here to walk the Crossing, spend thenight or experience a cultural walk, you’ll receive a warm, local welcome.
Your hosts,
Ma & Shane
Our drivers are local, our vehicles are safe and comfortable. Our knowledge is unique and special. If you are looking for the perfect overnight place to park, we would love to host you at Cross X Roads. Take in the panoramic views of the Tongariro National Park from the comfort of your own vehicle before you embark on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. To live and work in this piece of paradise is a blessing and we look forward to sharing our backyard with you.
Ma & Shane
The Track
Trek across a volcanic alpine landscape of dramatic contrasts – steaming vents, glacial valleys, old lava flows, alpine vegetation and vivid crater lakes. Be prepared for a challenging day out that will take your breath away…in more ways than one!
The Weather
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is subject to alpine weather conditions.
Please be prepared and check the weather forecast.
