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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
No month meets all three rules below at this spot.
- J19°12°343
- F19°12°265
- M17°10°305
- A15°8°302
- M12°6°304
- J9°3°334
- J9°2°259
- A10°3°290
- S12°5°352
- O14°7°394
- N15°9°334
- D17°11°425
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
The Kaniere Water Race Walkway provides an opportunity for a pleasant bush walk in an area that is rich in history.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 6.9 km · 4.3 mi (DOC route geometry)
- Source
- NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
- Difficulty
- Hard (7/10) (Easy, Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
- Typical time (DOC)
- 4 hr
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/61b4cae58d3f4af7a52a0a2705e
- Nearest town
- 16 km SE of Hokitika (Westland District, West Coast) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Conservation Area - Kaniere Forest
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- West Coast
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -42.7902, 171.1410
How it’s scored
Hard (7/10). Official rating: Easy, Advanced · 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.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreMount Tuhua Track
2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve
Lake Kaniere Walkway
4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve
Goldsborough (Shamrock) Track
7 mi · 12 km · Shamrock Creek Amenity Area
Arahua and Styx Valleys Tracks
8 mi · 13 km · West Coast
Goldsborough short walks
8 mi · 13 km · West Coast
Mananui Tramline (Māhinapua Walkway)
11 mi · 18 km · West Coast
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