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Te Araroa - 01 Northland - e Waitangi Bridge to Opua

Local route8.0 km · 5.0 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Oromahoe Traverse 3.0 mi · 4.9 kmExplore Northland →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J22°17°95
  2. F22°17°102
  3. M21°16°112
  4. A19°15°117
  5. M17°13°136
  6. J16°11°153
  7. J15°10°165
  8. A15°10°149
  9. S16°11°120
  10. O17°12°96
  11. N19°13°94
  12. D21°15°94

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

Te Araroa - 01 Northland - e Waitangi Bridge to Opua is a local hiking route in Northland, New Zealand, about 8.0 km (5.0 mi) in length. It is at Opua. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
8.0 km · 5.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
8.6 km · 5.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Opua (Far North District, Northland) · GeoNames
Part of
Te Araroa - 01 Northland (regional route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Northland
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA01e
From / to
Waitangi Bridge → Opua ferry wharf
Route centre
-35.2922, 174.1001
Route start
-35.3124, 174.1203
OpenStreetMap
relation 9579943
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/northland/paihia-opua-coastal-wa
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

Oromahoe Traverse

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Ōpua Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)

Moturua Island Track

8 mi · 12 km

Urupukapuka Island Walk

9 mi · 14 km

Cable Bay Loop

9 mi · 14 km

Paradise Bay Loop

9 mi · 15 km

Pateke Loop

9 mi · 15 km

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