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TA08d Rakaia River to Rangitata River

In Rangitata River

Local route70 km · 43 miHard · 7/10Best Sep–May

Next nearby hike: Allans Track 10 mi · 16 kmExplore Rangitata River →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–May · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)

  1. J21°11°80
  2. F20°11°82
  3. M19°9°85
  4. A16°6°67
  5. M12°3°77
  6. J9°0°67
  7. J8°-1°79
  8. A10°1°80
  9. S13°3°71
  10. O15°5°89
  11. N17°7°78
  12. D19°9°89

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 70 km (43 mi) long, TA08d Rakaia River to Rangitata River is a local hiking route in Canterbury, New Zealand. Difficulty: Hard (7/10). By long-term climate averages, the best months are Sep–May.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Difficulty
Hard (7/10) (hard · OpenStreetMap difficulty tag (ODbL))
Length (signed)
70 km · 43 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
125 km · 78 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Stream
Rangitata River (GeoNames)
Part of
Te Araroa - 09 Canterbury (regional route)
Best months
Sep–May
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA08d
Operator (OSM)
Te Araroa
From / to
Rakaia River → Rakaia River
Route centre
-43.5701, 171.1955
Route start
-43.8215, 171.4217
OpenStreetMap
relation 19535238
Wikidata
Q4242105
How it’s scored

Hard (7/10). Official rating: hard · OpenStreetMap difficulty tag (ODbL).

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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distance from the trail start

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South Ridge Track

11 mi · 18 km · Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve

Little Mt Peel/Huatekerekere tracks

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South Face Track

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