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Foggy Peak - Castle Hill Peak Traverse
On Castle Hill Peak, Torlesse Range
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jan–Mar · highs 11–13 °C (52–55 °F)
- J13°4°170
- F13°4°148
- M11°2°167
- A8°0°167
- M5°-2°194
- J1°-5°196
- J0°-6°181
- A1°-5°201
- S4°-4°199
- O6°-2°227
- N9°0°191
- D11°2°200
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 local hiking route in Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park, Canterbury, New Zealand, is about 3.1 km (1.9 mi) long. It is on Castle Hill Peak in the Torlesse Range. It lies about 35 km west of Oxford.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 3.1 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Castle Hill Peak (hill; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Torlesse Range (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 35 km W of Oxford (Waimakariri District, Canterbury) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
- Best months
- Jan–Mar
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Canterbury
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- -43.2686, 171.7591
- Route start
- -43.2793, 171.7485
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 8524772
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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