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Te Araroa - 06 Marlborough - a Ship Cove to Anakiwa

In the Richmond Range

Local route69 km · 43 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Antimony Mines Track 4.0 mi · 6.4 kmExplore Richmond Range →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

  1. J17°15°85
  2. F17°15°75
  3. M16°14°92
  4. A15°13°96
  5. M14°12°120
  6. J12°10°132
  7. J11°9°140
  8. A11°9°126
  9. S12°10°106
  10. O13°11°130
  11. N14°12°106
  12. D16°14°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

Te Araroa - 06 Marlborough - a Ship Cove to Anakiwa is a local hiking route in Ship Cove Historic Reserve, Marlborough, New Zealand, about 69 km (43 mi) in length. It is in the Richmond Range. It lies about 25 km northeast of Waikawa.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
69 km · 43 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Richmond Range (Northwest Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
25 km NE of Waikawa (Marlborough District, Marlborough) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Ship Cove Historic Reserve
Part of
Te Araroa - 06 Marlborough (regional route)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Marlborough
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Ref
TA06a
From / to
Ship Cove → Anakiwa
Route centre
-41.1751, 174.0773
Route start
-41.0946, 174.2345
OpenStreetMap
relation 19440356
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.

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distance from the trail start

Antimony Mines Track

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Grants Lookout Scenic Reserve

Mount Stokes

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Marlborough

Queen Charlotte Track

10 mi · 16 km · Ship Cove Historic Reserve

Mistletoe Bay tracks

17 mi · 27 km · Marlborough

Black Jack Track

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