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Eastern Ōkataina Walkway
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Year-round
- J22°13°121
- F22°13°125
- M20°12°134
- A17°9°153
- M14°7°150
- J12°6°182
- J11°5°182
- A12°5°178
- S14°6°156
- O16°8°150
- N18°9°136
- D20°12°165
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
Enjoy splendid lake views through native bush with the option to branch off the track and head down to Lake Ōkataina at several bays.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 7.1 km · 4.4 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 hr one way
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/2d60c630064e42bcaa7c956fa2f
- Mountain range
- Paeroa Range (North Island Volcanic Plateau; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 13 km E of Ohinemutu (Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Year-round
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -38.1251, 176.4232
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 centreWestern Ōkataina Walkway
2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Bay of Plenty
Lake Ōkataina walking tracks
3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Bay of Plenty
Blue Lake Track
7 mi · 11 km · Bay of Plenty
Tuhoto Ariki Trail
7 mi · 12 km · Bay of Plenty
Hinehopu/Hongi's Track
8 mi · 12 km · Bay of Plenty
Mt Ngongotaha Nature Loop Track
13 mi · 20 km · Mount Ngongotahā Scenic Reserve
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