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Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui

Regional route320 km · 199 miBest Sep–May

Next nearby hike: Timber Trail - Barryville Road to Bog Inn turnoff 3.0 mi · 4.9 kmExplore Pureora Forest Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–May · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J20°11°120
  2. F20°12°114
  3. M18°10°118
  4. A15°8°130
  5. M12°6°154
  6. J10°4°184
  7. J9°3°189
  8. A10°3°181
  9. S12°5°181
  10. O13°6°172
  11. N16°8°147
  12. D18°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

From the mountains to the sea Over tussock, through bush and down a grand river, exposed to nature and, potentially, all its elements. Two National Parks to savour - Tongariro and Whanganui. Both are dramatic and spiritual places.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
320 km · 199 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
619 km · 385 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
Pureora Forest Park
Part of
Te Araroa - North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui (national route)
Best months
Sep–May
Country
New Zealand
Region
Manawatū-Whanganui
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Regional route
Ref
TA04
From / to
Ketetahi Shelter, Tongariro → Gladstone Road and Poads Road, Levin
Route centre
-39.5861, 175.3143
Route start
-38.5136, 175.5570
OpenStreetMap
relation 9631596
Official info
teararoa.org.nz/whanganui/
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

Timber Trail - Barryville Road to Bog Inn turnoff

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Pureora Forest Park

Mt Titiraupenga Track

6 mi · 10 km · Pureora Forest Park

Timber Trail - Bog Inn turnoff to Piropiro

6 mi · 10 km · Pureora Forest Park

Timber Trail - hiking

9 mi · 15 km · Pureora Forest Park

Arataki Track

10 mi · 16 km · Pureora Forest Park

Okahukura Loop

10 mi · 16 km · Pureora Forest Park

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