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In the Owen Stanley Range

National route6.4 km · 4.0 miBest May–Aug

Next nearby hike: Kokoda Track 4.2 mi · 6.7 kmExplore Owen Stanley Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Aug · highs 23–23 °C (73–73 °F)

  1. J24°17°390
  2. F24°17°368
  3. M24°17°368
  4. A24°17°310
  5. M23°17°195
  6. J23°16°146
  7. J23°16°131
  8. A23°16°146
  9. S24°16°224
  10. O24°16°270
  11. N24°17°295
  12. D24°17°353

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Owen Stanley Range (Eastern Highlands › New Guinea Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
14 km SE of Manumu (Central Province) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Aug
Country
Papua New Guinea
Region
Central
Continent
Oceania
Route type
National route
Operator (OSM)
Kokoda Track Authority
Route centre
-9.1430, 147.6917
Route start
-9.1525, 147.6707
OpenStreetMap
relation 7592936
Official info
kokodatrackauthority.org/
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Kokoda Track

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Central

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