West Coast, New ZealandShamrock Creek Amenity AreaGoldsborough (Shamrock) Track · Shamrock Creek Amenity AreaShamrock Creek Amenity AreaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J19°12°310
  2. F19°12°243
  3. M17°11°268
  4. A15°9°272
  5. M12°6°274
  6. J10°4°301
  7. J9°3°236
  8. A10°4°260
  9. S12°5°313
  10. O14°7°350
  11. N15°9°300
  12. D17°11°380

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

Explore the area around Goldsborough Campsite on these short walks. Kids will love the option with tunnels.

NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).

Trail facts

Length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (DOC route geometry)
Source
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
Difficulty
Easy (3/10) (Easiest, Easy · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
Typical time (DOC)
20 min | 90 min loop
Official page
doc.govt.nz/link/0a9fd0633023401e87bcddaa420
Nearby park
Shamrock Creek Amenity Area (0.01 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
14 km E of Hokitika (Westland District, West Coast) · GeoNames
Connects to
Goldsborough (Shamrock) Track (at its start or end)
Country
New Zealand
Region
West Coast
Continent
Oceania
Route centre
-42.6751, 171.1245
How it’s scored

Easy (3/10). Official rating: Easiest, Easy · 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.

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distance from the trail centre

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