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Te Araroa - 01 Northland - g Waikare to Whangarei Heads

Local route137 km · 85 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Smugglers Bay Loop Track 3.1 mi · 4.9 kmExplore Northland →

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Te Araroa - 01 Northland - g Waikare to Whangarei Heads other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J21°17°87
  2. F22°18°82
  3. M21°17°98
  4. A19°15°93
  5. M17°14°118
  6. J15°12°134
  7. J14°11°148
  8. A15°11°131
  9. S16°12°108
  10. O17°12°87
  11. N18°14°86
  12. D20°16°90

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

PARTS OF RUSSELL FOREST ARE AFFECTED BY KAURI DIEBACK DISEASE. PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO WASH BOOTS ON WAY IN AND WAY OUT OF FOREST. posted May 2019

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
137 km · 85 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
150 km · 93 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
TA01g
From / to
Opua ferry wharf → Whangarei Heads
Route centre
-35.5739, 174.3990
Route start
-35.8165, 174.4974
OpenStreetMap
relation 9580795
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/the-trail-old/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

Smugglers Bay Loop Track

3.1 mi · 4.9 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Busby Head Track

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Ruakaka Pipeline Road Track

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Northland

Te Whara Track

3.9 mi · 6.4 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Motukiore Island Walk

4.3 mi · 7.0 km

Otaika Valley Walkway

12 mi · 20 km · Tiakiriri Kūkupa Scenic Reserve

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