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Sefton Bivouac Track

In the Aroarokaehe Range

Local route2.6 km · 1.6 mi

Next nearby hike: Hooker Valley Track 2.1 mi · 3.4 kmExplore Aroarokaehe Range →

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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J12°3°451
  2. F12°4°347
  3. M10°2°463
  4. A7°-1°411
  5. M2°-4°427
  6. J-1°-8°397
  7. J-2°-8°334
  8. A-1°-7°388
  9. S1°-5°436
  10. O3°-4°500
  11. N7°-1°450
  12. D10°2°526

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Aroarokaehe Range (Main Divide of The Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
31 km SE of Waikowhai (Westland District, West Coast) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Department of Conservation
Route centre
-43.6931, 170.0861
Route start
-43.6879, 170.0758
OpenStreetMap
relation 17784057
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

Hooker Valley Track

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Kea Point Track

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Mueller Hut

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Mount Ollivier

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Glencoe Walk

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Ball Pass Crossing

4.3 mi · 6.9 km · Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

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