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Great Walks

National route414 km · 257 mi

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Trail facts

Mapped length
414 km · 257 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
National route
Operator (OSM)
Department of Conservation
Route centre
-42.8015, 172.3152
Route start
-38.8000, 177.1208
OpenStreetMap
relation 6559141
Wikidata
Q1544383
Official info
doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/wa
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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