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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–May · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J19°10°118
- F19°11°111
- M17°9°123
- A14°7°132
- M11°5°142
- J9°3°172
- J8°2°175
- A9°2°156
- S11°4°151
- O13°5°150
- N15°7°129
- D18°9°170
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
Perfect for families and just a short drive from Taupō on SH5, explore native bush and discover local history in this scenic and historic reserve.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 3.4 km · 2.1 mi (DOC route geometry)
- Source
- NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
- Difficulty
- Easy (2/10) (Easiest · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
- Typical time (DOC)
- 30 min or 1 hr
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/74b66e36ea3943789e41d112310
- Mountain
- Opepe (mountain; GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 15 km SE of Taupo (Taupo District, Waikato Region) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Sep–May
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -38.7651, 176.2153
How it’s scored
Easy (2/10). Official rating: Easiest · 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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