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Te Araroa - 05 Wellington - f Lambton Quay, Wellington to Shorland Park, Island Bay

In Island Bay

Local route15 km · 9 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Sanctuary to Sea 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Island Bay →

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Te Araroa - 05 Wellington - f Lambton Quay, Wellington to Shorland Park, Island Bay other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J17°15°69
  2. F18°15°67
  3. M17°14°87
  4. A15°13°88
  5. M14°11°118
  6. J12°10°138
  7. J11°9°142
  8. A11°9°126
  9. S12°10°100
  10. O13°11°114
  11. N15°12°93
  12. D16°14°87

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 - 05 Wellington - f Lambton Quay, Wellington to Shorland Park, Island Bay is a local hiking route in Wellington, New Zealand, about 15 km (9 mi) in length. It is at Wellington. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
15 km · 9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Bay
Island Bay (GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Wellington (Wellington City, Wellington Region) · GeoNames
Part of
Te Araroa - 05 Wellington (regional route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA06f
Route centre
-41.3125, 174.7851
Route start
-41.2797, 174.7767
OpenStreetMap
relation 9448532
Wikidata
Q4242105
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

Sanctuary to Sea

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Wellington

Te Ahumairangi ridgeline track

0.8 mi · 1.2 km · Wellington

Otari-Wilton's Bush circular circuit

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Wellington

OWB - Blue Route

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Wellington

Northern Walkway

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Wellington

Waimapihi Reserve Loop Walk

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Wellington

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