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Te Araroa - 01 Northland - b Ahipara to Puketi Recreation Centre, Waiare Rd

Local route98 km · 61 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Kaitaia Walkway 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Northland →

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Te Araroa - 01 Northland - b Ahipara to Puketi Recreation Centre, Waiare Rd other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J21°17°88
  2. F22°18°93
  3. M21°17°97
  4. A19°15°112
  5. M17°14°132
  6. J16°12°169
  7. J15°11°173
  8. A15°11°149
  9. S15°12°136
  10. O16°13°108
  11. N18°14°100
  12. D20°16°101

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

NORTHLAND FORESTS The western forest, Herekino, also known as Orowhana, has a rahui (closure notice) because of Kauri die back disease. Detour through Kaitaia, Ruaroa and Takahue Roads to rejoin the trail at Takahue

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
98 km · 61 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
107 km · 66 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Part of
Te Araroa - 01 Northland (regional route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Northland
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA01b
From / to
Ahipara → Puketi Recreation Centre
Route centre
-35.1764, 173.4781
Route start
-35.1590, 173.1571
OpenStreetMap
relation 9578499
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/northland/
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

Kaitaia Walkway

6 mi · 10 km · Herekino Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)

Lake Ngatu Track

9 mi · 15 km · Northland

Mangamuka Track

15 mi · 25 km · Raetea Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)

Taumarumaru Scenic Reserve Walk

23 mi · 37 km

Six Foot Track

29 mi · 47 km · Northland

Pukatea Ridge Track

30 mi · 49 km · Northland

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