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Lake Chalice Hut tracks
Next nearby hike: Old Man Hut Circuit 2.1 mi · 3.4 kmExplore Richmond Range →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
- J17°7°107
- F17°7°90
- M15°5°107
- A12°3°116
- M9°1°116
- J6°-2°130
- J5°-3°114
- A6°-2°123
- S9°0°125
- O11°1°149
- N13°3°127
- D15°5°129
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 Lake Chalice, the only lake in Mount Richmond Forest Park - the short, easy walk to the hut is ideal for an overnight tramp with children.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 6.2 km · 3.9 mi (DOC route geometry)
- Source
- NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
- Difficulty
- Hard (7/10) (Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
- Typical time (DOC)
- 1 hr to hut | 2 hr 30 min loop from hut
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/e255b53e0d6c4959af1f466a6f6
- Mountain range
- Richmond Range (Northwest Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 19 km W of Wairau Valley (Marlborough District, Marlborough) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Mount Richmond Forest Park
- Connects to
- Chalice–Goulter Track, Old Man Hut Circuit (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Marlborough
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -41.5755, 173.3034
How it’s scored
Hard (7/10). Official rating: 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.
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Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreOld Man Hut Circuit
2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Mount Richmond Forest Park
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8 mi · 12 km · Mount Richmond Forest Park
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9 mi · 14 km · Mount Richmond Forest Park
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9 mi · 15 km · Mount Richmond Forest Park
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