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Reefton - Big River 4WD road
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–Apr · highs 14–19 °C (57–66 °F)
- J19°10°203
- F19°10°140
- M17°9°158
- A14°6°191
- M11°4°209
- J8°2°245
- J8°1°201
- A9°2°205
- S11°3°223
- O13°5°252
- N16°7°211
- D18°9°231
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
This track through beech forest and mining sites is only suitable for walkers or experienced mountain bikers and four-wheel drivers.
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)
- 3–4 hr driving / 7–8 hr walking one way
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/f027f550162f4d67820c804ea19
- Mountain range
- Victoria Range (Northwest Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 12 km SE of Reefton (Buller District, West Coast) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Victoria Forest Park
- Connects to
- Big River – Golden Lead Battery, Waiuta to Big River Track (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Feb–Apr
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- West Coast
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -42.2092, 171.9295
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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