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Holdsworth - Kaitoke extension

In the Tararua Range

Local route22 km · 14 miBest Aug–Jun

Next nearby hike: Donnelly Flat Loop Walk 0.7 mi · 1.2 kmExplore Tararua Range →

Tararua Forest ParkTararua Forest ParkAtiwhakatu Track · Tararua Forest ParkDonnelly Flat Loop Walk · Tararua Forest ParkEast Holdsworth Track · Tararua Forest ParkGentle Annie · Tararua Forest ParkHoldsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth · Tararua Forest ParkMt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit · Tararua Forest ParkEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Aug–Jun · highs 10–20 °C (50–68 °F)

  1. J19°11°91
  2. F20°11°101
  3. M18°10°106
  4. A15°8°101
  5. M12°6°137
  6. J10°4°159
  7. J9°3°161
  8. A10°3°145
  9. S12°5°133
  10. O14°6°151
  11. N15°8°122
  12. D18°10°124

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

walking route from Masterton to start of Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
22 km · 14 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Tararua Range (North Island Mountain Spine; GMBA)
Nearest town
13 km N of Carterton (Carterton District, Wellington Region) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tararua Forest Park
Connects to
Donnelly Flat Loop Walk (at its start or end)
Best months
Aug–Jun
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
HKext
From / to
Masterton Station → Holdwsworth Lodge
Route centre
-40.9310, 175.5525
Route start
-40.9068, 175.4794
OpenStreetMap
relation 9339948
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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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Donnelly Flat Loop Walk

0.7 mi · 1.2 km · Tararua Forest Park

Gentle Annie

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Tararua Forest Park

Atiwhakatu Track

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Tararua Forest Park

Holdsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Tararua Forest Park

Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Tararua Forest Park

East Holdsworth Track

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Tararua Forest Park

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