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Te Araroa - 03 Waikato - h Pirongia to Waitomo
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–May · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J19°12°124
- F20°12°121
- M18°10°124
- A15°8°137
- M13°6°189
- J10°4°217
- J10°3°230
- A10°3°207
- S12°5°196
- O13°7°189
- N15°8°160
- D17°10°173
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
Closed annually 1 Aug - 1 Oct for lambing
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 44 km · 27 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 45 km · 28 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Hakarimata Range (Western North Island; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 12 km W of Pirongia (Waipa District, Waikato Region) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Te Araroa - 03 Waikato (regional route)
- Connects to
- Hihikiwi Track (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Sep–May
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- TA03h
- From / to
- Pirongia Road West → Waitomo Walkway carpark, Waitomo Village
- Route centre
- -38.1423, 175.0579
- Route start
- -38.0241, 175.0647
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9626289
- Wikidata
- Q4242105
- Official info
- teararoa.org.nz/waikato/pirongia-waitomo/
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.
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Tirohanga Track
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Tahuanui Track
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Warikanui Route
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