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Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - f Whanganui River

Local route119 km · 74 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Mangapurua Track 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Whanganui National Park →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J21°12°97
  2. F21°13°99
  3. M19°11°91
  4. A17°9°97
  5. M14°7°116
  6. J12°6°132
  7. J11°5°133
  8. A12°5°131
  9. S14°6°141
  10. O15°8°145
  11. N17°9°118
  12. D19°11°144

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

River transport is the only option from Mangapurua Landing to Pipiriki. Pre-book delivery of kayaks or canoes. Hazards: Capsize: limited places to exit onto bank Cycling: keep to the left and single file. Walking: narrow, winding, short sight lines ahead

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
119 km · 74 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
122 km · 76 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Whanganui National Park (0.01 km from the boundary)
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
TA04f
From / to
Mangapurua Landing, Whanganui River → Wanganui Motor Boat Club ramp, Anzac Parade, Wanganui
Route centre
-39.6082, 175.0672
Route start
-39.2828, 174.9638
OpenStreetMap
relation 9633806
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/whanganui/whanganui-river/
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

Mangapurua Track

6 mi · 10 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Matemateāonga Track

7 mi · 11 km · Whanganui National Park

Trains Track

20 mi · 32 km · Taranaki

Ohakune Old Coach Road

23 mi · 37 km · Tongariro National Park

Mangawhero Forest Walk

26 mi · 42 km · Tongariro National Park

Te Ara Mangawhero

26 mi · 42 km · Tongariro National Park

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