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Te Araroa - 02 Auckland - a Mangawhai Heads to Pakiri Beach

Local route30 km · 19 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway 0.9 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Auckland →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J21°17°84
  2. F22°18°79
  3. M21°17°98
  4. A19°15°92
  5. M17°14°120
  6. J15°12°138
  7. J14°11°155
  8. A14°11°134
  9. S15°12°110
  10. O16°12°91
  11. N18°14°85
  12. D20°16°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

This local hiking route in Auckland, New Zealand, is about 30 km (19 mi) long. It lies about 2.6 km east of Mangawhai Heads. It connects with Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
30 km · 19 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
30 km · 18 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.6 km E of Mangawhai Heads (Kaipara District, Northland) · GeoNames
Part of
Te Araroa - 02 Auckland (regional route)
Connects to
Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway (at its start or end)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Auckland
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA02a
From / to
Mngawhai Heads, Wintle Street → Pakiri Beach access
Route centre
-36.1634, 174.6498
Route start
-36.0812, 174.5974
OpenStreetMap
relation 9590017
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/auckland/mangawhai-pakiri/
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

Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Northland

Busby Head Track

16 mi · 26 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Smugglers Bay Loop Track

16 mi · 26 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Te Whara Track

16 mi · 26 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Ruakaka Pipeline Road Track

16 mi · 27 km · Northland

Dome Forest car park to Govan Wilson Rd, Matakana

19 mi · 30 km · Auckland

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