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Arahua and Styx Valleys Tracks

In the Browning Range

Local route39 km · 24 mi

Next nearby hike: Lake Kaniere Walkway 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore Browning Range →

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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J19°12°319
  2. F19°12°245
  3. M17°10°282
  4. A14°8°276
  5. M11°5°284
  6. J8°3°304
  7. J8°2°237
  8. A9°3°268
  9. S11°5°328
  10. O13°6°369
  11. N16°8°312
  12. D17°11°394

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 39 km (24 mi) long, Arahua and Styx Valleys Tracks is a local hiking route in West Coast, New Zealand. It is in the Browning Range. It lies about 24 km southeast of Hokitika.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
39 km · 24 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Browning Range (Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
24 km SE of Hokitika (Westland District, West Coast) · GeoNames
Connects to
Arahura and Styx valleys tracks (at its start or end)
Country
New Zealand
Region
West Coast
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Route centre
-42.8594, 171.2663
Route start
-42.8824, 171.1602
OpenStreetMap
relation 17505915
Official info
doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/we
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Lake Kaniere Walkway

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

Mount Tuhua Track

4.8 mi · 7.8 km · Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

Kaniere Water Race Walkway

6 mi · 10 km · Conservation Area - Kaniere Forest

Toaroha/Zit Saddle/Kokatahi/Lathrop Saddle/Styx River Route

7 mi · 11 km · Conservation Area - Wanganui / Otira Catchments

Toaroha, Hokitika, Lower Whitcombe Track

10 mi · 16 km · Conservation Area - Wanganui / Otira Catchments

Arahura and Styx valleys tracks

10 mi · 17 km · West Coast

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