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Te Araroa - 01 Northland

Regional route439 km · 273 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Twilight-Te Werahi Loop 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Te Paki Recreation Reserve →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F20°19°91
  3. M19°18°75
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  5. M17°15°120
  6. J15°14°141
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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

Sand facing the Tasman Sea, dense bush (forests), steep hills and fast-rising rivers contrast with towns facing the Pacific Ocean. Challenges: cross tidal estuaries - choices - wait for low tide, pack float, appeal to a friendly boatie or find a bypass.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
439 km · 273 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
477 km · 296 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Te Paki Recreation Reserve (0.62 km from the boundary)
Part of
Te Araroa - North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui (national route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Northland
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
TA01
From / to
Cape Reinga lighthouse → Mangawhai Heads
Route centre
-35.2538, 173.6310
Route start
-34.4268, 172.6775
OpenStreetMap
relation 9581690
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

Twilight-Te Werahi Loop

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Te Paki Recreation Reserve

Te Paki Coastal Track

5.9 mi · 9.6 km · Northland

Lake Ngatu Track

51 mi · 82 km · Northland

Taumarumaru Scenic Reserve Walk

61 mi · 98 km

Kaitaia Walkway

62 mi · 99 km · Herekino Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)

Mangamuka Track

69 mi · 111 km · Raetea Forest (Pt Northland Conservation Park)

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