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Te Araroa - 02 Auckland

Regional route208 km · 129 miGood year-round

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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

The trail soon goes semi-rural before returning to the coast with suburban footpaths and a ferry over the Waitemata to the CBD. Then crosses the isthmus to the Manukau before experiencing more of the diversity of the Auckland region.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
208 km · 129 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
251 km · 156 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Part of
Te Araroa - North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui (national route)
Connects to
Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway (at its start or end)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
TA02
From / to
Manghawhai Heads → Mercer
Route centre
-36.6805, 174.8228
Route start
-36.0812, 174.5974
OpenStreetMap
relation 9591890
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/auckland/
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

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0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Northland

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

6 mi · 10 km · Auckland

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16 mi · 26 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

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16 mi · 26 km · Bream Head Scenic Reserve

Te Whara Track

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