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Breast Hill Track
Next nearby hike: Lower Tīmaru River Track 3.6 mi · 5.7 kmExplore Breast Hill →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
- J17°9°99
- F17°9°71
- M15°7°96
- A12°5°79
- M7°2°91
- J4°-2°92
- J2°-3°76
- A4°-2°81
- S8°1°92
- O10°3°107
- N13°5°97
- D16°7°126
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
This tramping track links Ahuriri Valley and Lake Hāwea via Mount Martha Saddle, Tīmaru River and Breast Hill. It's a demanding tramp for experienced hikers. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 33 km · 20 mi (DOC route geometry)
- Source
- NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
- Difficulty
- Hard (7/10) (Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
- Typical time (DOC)
- 3 days
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/264819cc3f924f3c90d6bdcb9bb
- Mountain
- Breast Hill (hill; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Mount Melina (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 17 km NE of Lake Hawea (Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Hawea Conservation Park
- Connects to
- Melina Ridge Track, Pavilion Peak Track (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Otago
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -44.5281, 169.4353
How it’s scored
Hard (7/10). Official rating: Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0).
A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm
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 centreLower Tīmaru River Track
3.6 mi · 5.7 km · Otago
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7 mi · 12 km · Otago
Grandview Mountain Track
8 mi · 13 km · Otago
Grandview Ridge tracks
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Dingle Burn Track
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Lake Hāwea Track
10 mi · 16 km · Otago