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Te Araroa - 09 Canterbury
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 12–18 °C (54–64 °F)
- J18°10°130
- F18°10°95
- M16°8°120
- A13°6°133
- M9°3°146
- J6°0°166
- J5°-1°156
- A7°0°146
- S9°2°157
- O12°4°186
- N14°6°155
- D16°8°153
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.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 649 km · 403 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Poplars Range (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
- Part of
- Te Araroa - South Island / Te Waipounamu (national route)
- Connects to
- St James Walkway (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Canterbury
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- TA09
- From / to
- Boyle Village, Lewis Pass Road (SH7) → Birchwood Road, South Canterbury
- Route centre
- -43.4682, 171.0313
- Route start
- -42.5168, 172.3855
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 10992548
- Wikidata
- Q4242105
- Official info
- teararoa.org.nz/the-trail/canterbury/
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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