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Rakiura - southern circuit
In Mount Anglem
Next nearby hike: Freshwater Landing to Mason Bay 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore Mount Anglem →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–May · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
- J17°11°142
- F17°11°106
- M15°10°131
- A13°9°130
- M11°8°148
- J9°6°134
- J9°5°122
- A10°6°109
- S12°7°126
- O13°7°138
- N14°8°116
- D16°10°125
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
Can add Southern Circuit to North West Circuit. Or get a boat to Freshwater or Freds Camp Hut. Southern Circuit is a remote, challenging tramping experience and requires a high level of fitness, good route-finding skills, and backcountry experience.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 72 km · 44 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 75 km · 46 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Mount Anglem (GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 43 km SW of Bluff (Invercargill City, Southland) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Rakiura National Park
- Connects to
- Freshwater Landing to Mason Bay (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Sep–May
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Southland
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- Rsc
- Operator (OSM)
- Department of Conservation
- Route centre
- -46.9522, 167.8409
- Route start
- -46.8683, 167.9192
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 10643081
- Official info
- doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/so
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 startFreshwater Landing to Mason Bay
2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Rakiura National Park
Rakiura - north west circuit
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Rakiura Track
10 mi · 16 km · Southland
Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
11 mi · 17 km
North West Circuit Stewart Island/Rakiura
13 mi · 21 km · Rakiura National Park
Foveaux Walkway
26 mi · 42 km
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