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Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - m Old West Road (SH57), Palmerston North to Gladstone and Poads Rds, Levin

Local route60 km · 37 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Burttons Track access 5.4 mi · 8.6 kmExplore Manawatū-Whanganui →

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Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - m Old West Road (SH57), Palmerston North to Gladstone and Poads Rds, Levin other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F21°13°81
  3. M20°12°73
  4. A17°10°75
  5. M14°8°96
  6. J12°6°112
  7. J11°5°110
  8. A12°6°98
  9. S14°7°108
  10. O15°8°111
  11. N17°10°91
  12. D19°12°101

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

Old West Road (SH57), Palmerston North to junction of Gladstone Road and Poads Road, Levin. Many short but steep (>10%) ascents and descents. Several streams to pass through.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
60 km · 37 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
61 km · 38 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
4.1 km SW of Aokautere (Palmerston North City, 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
TA04m
From / to
Old West Road, Turitea → Poads Road on the outskirts of Levin
Route centre
-40.5252, 175.5048
Route start
-40.3936, 175.6335
OpenStreetMap
relation 9466682
Wikidata
Q4242105
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/manawatu/massey-levin/
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

Burttons Track access

5.4 mi · 8.6 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Upper Gorge Bridge Track

10 mi · 17 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Burttons Track

11 mi · 18 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Wharite Peak Track

17 mi · 27 km · Ruahine Forest Park

Burn Hut Loop

17 mi · 27 km · Manawatū-Whanganui

Coppermine Loop Track

18 mi · 28 km · Ruahine Forest Park

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