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Fanthams Peak / Panitahi and Syme Hut Track
On Fanthams Peak, Pouakai Range
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb · highs 17–17 °C (63–63 °F)
- J17°10°212
- F17°10°191
- M15°8°212
- A13°6°234
- M10°4°271
- J8°2°303
- J7°1°318
- A7°1°311
- S9°3°302
- O11°4°334
- N13°6°249
- D15°8°254
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
Fanthams Peak / Panitahi and Syme Hut Track is a local hiking route in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park), Taranaki, New Zealand, about 4.0 km (2.5 mi) in length. It is on Fanthams Peak in the Pouakai Range. It lies about 16 km west of Stratford.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 4.0 km · 2.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Fanthams Peak (peak; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Pouakai Range (Western North Island; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 16 km W of Stratford (Stratford District, Taranaki Region) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
- Connects to
- Dawson Falls - Stratford Plateau tracks, Lake Dive tracks (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Feb
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Taranaki
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- -39.3165, 174.0847
- Route start
- -39.3236, 174.1034
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 18698125
- Official info
- doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/ta
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 startWaingongoro Track
0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
Enchanted Track
1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
Pātea Track
1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
Dawson Falls - Stratford Plateau tracks
1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
Lake Dive tracks
1.8 mi · 3.0 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
Curtis Falls Track
2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)
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