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Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - b 42 Traverse

Local route72 km · 45 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Te Maire Loop Track 5.8 mi · 9.3 kmExplore Manawatū-Whanganui →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J21°13°101
  2. F21°13°93
  3. M20°12°90
  4. A17°9°102
  5. M14°7°123
  6. J12°5°148
  7. J11°5°151
  8. A12°5°145
  9. S14°6°157
  10. O15°8°149
  11. N17°9°125
  12. D19°12°148

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

Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - b 42 Traverse is a local hiking route in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, about 72 km (45 mi) in length. It is at Taumarunui. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
72 km · 45 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
73 km · 45 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Taumarunui (Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui) · GeoNames
Part of
Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui (regional route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Manawatū-Whanganui
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA04b
From / to
Taumarunui → Ketetahi Shelter, near SH46
Route centre
-38.9783, 175.4545
Route start
-38.8831, 175.2629
OpenStreetMap
relation 9629100
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/waikato/42-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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Te Maire Loop Track

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Whanganui National Park

Ohinetonga Track

10 mi · 16 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Timber Trail - No 10 camp to Ongarue Village

13 mi · 21 km · Pureora Forest Park

Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - a Pureora Forest Park to Taumarunui

16 mi · 25 km · Pureora Forest Park

Timber Trail - Piropiro to No 10 Camp

18 mi · 29 km · Pureora Forest Park

Taurewa Track

20 mi · 32 km · Tongariro Conservation Area

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