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Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - g Pirongia Traverse
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Year-round
- J22°14°104
- F22°15°102
- M20°13°107
- A18°11°118
- M15°9°157
- J13°7°181
- J12°6°192
- A13°6°171
- S14°8°155
- O16°9°150
- N18°11°132
- D20°13°140
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
Pirongia Weather conditions can change rapidly, especially at higher altitudes. Carry a change of clothing, wet weather gear and sufficient food to cater for any emergency.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 17 km · 10 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearby park
- Pirongia Forest Park (1.31 km from the boundary)
- Nearest town
- 14 km NW of Pirongia (Waipa District, Waikato Region) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Te Araroa - 03 Waikato (regional route)
- Best months
- Year-round
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- TA03g
- From / to
- Kaniwhaniwha Reserve, 573 Limeworks Loop Rd → junction with Pirongia West Road
- Route centre
- -37.9722, 175.0827
- Route start
- -37.9205, 175.0813
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9626240
- Wikidata
- Q4242105
- Official info
- teararoa.org.nz/waikato/pirongia-traverse/
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.