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Leslie-Karamea Track
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Nov–May · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J19°10°149
- F19°11°104
- M17°9°137
- A14°7°153
- M11°5°174
- J9°3°197
- J8°2°183
- A9°3°176
- S12°4°205
- O13°6°216
- N16°7°184
- D18°9°194
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 Leslie–Karamea Track is one of the region’s premier semi-wilderness experiences, situated in the middle of Kahurangi National Park.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 64 km · 40 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)
- 6 to 9 days one way
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/158cafde8bda449aaee90646cf6
- Mountain range
- Luna Ridge (Northwest Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 51 km W of Motueka (Tasman District) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Kahurangi National Park
- Connects to
- Flora Circuit (via Mt Arthur Hut and Flora Hut), Lodestone summit, Salisbury Track, Tableland Circuit (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Nov–May
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- West Coast
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -41.2996, 172.4520
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.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail centreKiwi Track
9 mi · 14 km · Kahurangi National Park
Wangapeka Track
9 mi · 15 km · Kahurangi National Park
Chummies Track
11 mi · 18 km · Kahurangi National Park
Tableland Circuit
13 mi · 20 km · Kahurangi National Park
Salisbury Track
13 mi · 22 km · Kahurangi National Park
Ellis Basin Route
13 mi · 22 km · Kahurangi National Park
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