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Binser Saddle Track

In Brown Hill

Local route7.7 km · 4.8 miBest Nov–Apr

Next nearby hike: Hawdon Hut Track 7 mi · 11 kmExplore Brown Hill →

Canterbury, New ZealandCanterburyHawdon Hut Track · CanterburyEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Apr · highs 13–18 °C (55–64 °F)

  1. J18°10°153
  2. F18°10°123
  3. M16°8°139
  4. A13°6°146
  5. M9°3°163
  6. J5°0°176
  7. J4°-1°154
  8. A6°0°164
  9. S9°2°175
  10. O11°4°202
  11. N14°6°168
  12. D16°8°179

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
7.7 km · 4.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Brown Hill (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
26 km E of Arthur’s Pass (Selwyn District, Canterbury) · GeoNames
Best months
Nov–Apr
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Route centre
-43.0020, 171.8433
Route start
-42.9959, 171.8818
OpenStreetMap
relation 17327747
Wikidata
Q124802765
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.

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distance from the trail start

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