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Lake Wainamu Track

In Houghton Gully

Local route7.4 km · 4.6 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Te Henga Walkway 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Houghton Gully →

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7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F21°18°76
  3. M20°17°87
  4. A18°16°99
  5. M16°14°120
  6. J14°12°143
  7. J13°11°152
  8. A13°11°127
  9. S14°12°109
  10. O15°13°97
  11. N17°14°92
  12. D19°16°97

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
7.4 km · 4.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Gorge
Houghton Gully (GeoNames)
Nearest town
5.5 km S of Muriwai Beach (Auckland) · GeoNames
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Auckland
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
-36.8869, 174.4647
Route start
-36.8837, 174.4526
OpenStreetMap
relation 17460956
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

Te Henga Walkway

1.4 mi · 2.3 km

Montana Heritage Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Auckland

Hillary Trail Public Transport Option

6 mi · 10 km · Auckland

Karamatura Loop Walk

10 mi · 16 km · Auckland

Te Araroa NI Low tide

20 mi · 33 km · Auckland

Ōkura Bush Walkway

22 mi · 35 km · Auckland

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