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Ōpunakē Loop Pathway

Local route8.1 km · 5.0 miBest Aug–Sep, Nov–May

Next nearby hike: West Egmont tramping tracks 12 mi · 19 kmExplore Taranaki →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Aug–Sep, Nov–May · highs 13–20 °C (55–68 °F)

  1. J19°15°128
  2. F20°16°118
  3. M19°15°128
  4. A17°13°154
  5. M15°12°182
  6. J13°10°204
  7. J12°9°209
  8. A13°9°194
  9. S14°10°188
  10. O15°11°211
  11. N16°12°152
  12. D18°14°161

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

About 8.1 km (5.0 mi) long, Ōpunakē Loop Pathway is a local hiking route in Taranaki, New Zealand. It is at Opunake. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Aug–Sep, Nov–May.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
8.1 km · 5.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Opunake (South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region) · GeoNames
Best months
Aug–Sep, Nov–May
Country
New Zealand
Region
Taranaki
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Route centre
-39.4528, 173.8555
Route start
-39.4585, 173.8595
OpenStreetMap
relation 16901657
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

West Egmont tramping tracks

12 mi · 19 km · Taranaki

Around the Mountain Circuit

14 mi · 22 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)

Lake Dive tracks

14 mi · 23 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)

Fanthams Peak / Panitahi and Syme Hut Track

16 mi · 25 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)

Waingongoro Track

16 mi · 26 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)

Holly Hut Track

17 mi · 27 km · Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki (formerly Egmont National Park)

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