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TA08b Arthur's Pass to Rakaia River

In the Black Range

Local route72 km · 45 miBest Feb–Mar

Next nearby hike: Bealey Spur Hut 1.2 mi · 2.0 kmExplore Black Range →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Mar · highs 15–18 °C (59–64 °F)

  1. J18°9°206
  2. F18°10°161
  3. M15°8°187
  4. A12°5°202
  5. M9°3°222
  6. J5°0°228
  7. J4°-1°174
  8. A6°0°202
  9. S8°2°252
  10. O11°4°278
  11. N14°6°227
  12. D16°8°262

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 72 km (45 mi) long, TA08b Arthur's Pass to Rakaia River is a local hiking route in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is in the Black Range. It lies about 8.8 km southeast of Arthur’s Pass.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
72 km · 45 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
69 km · 43 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Black Range (Main Divide of The Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.8 km SE of Arthur’s Pass (Selwyn District, Canterbury) · GeoNames
Part of
Te Araroa - 09 Canterbury (regional route)
Best months
Feb–Mar
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA08b
Operator (OSM)
Te Araroa
From / to
Arthur's Pass (Bealy) → Rakaia River
Route centre
-43.1928, 171.5524
Route start
-43.0223, 171.6101
OpenStreetMap
relation 19447683
Wikidata
Q4242105
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.

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