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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Aug–Jun · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
- J20°13°114
- F20°14°115
- M19°12°128
- A16°10°137
- M14°8°160
- J12°6°200
- J11°5°207
- A11°5°194
- S13°7°171
- O14°8°142
- N16°10°131
- D18°12°131
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
Mangamuka Track is a backcountry track through scenic Raetea Forest, best suited for experienced trampers. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 15 km · 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)
- 9-10 hr
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/2f54786d87674f73999f38a8f70
- Mountain
- Mount Raetea (mountain; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Maungataniwha Range (GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 18 km SE of Kaitaia (Far North District, Northland) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Raetea Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)
- Best months
- Aug–Jun
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Northland
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -35.2162, 173.4179
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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