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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J19°11°435
  2. F19°12°342
  3. M17°10°454
  4. A14°8°393
  5. M11°5°401
  6. J9°2°392
  7. J8°2°320
  8. A9°3°371
  9. S11°4°440
  10. O13°6°485
  11. N15°8°444
  12. D17°10°510

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
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Victoria Range (Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km E of Waikowhai (Westland District, West Coast) · GeoNames
Country
New Zealand
Region
West Coast
Continent
Oceania
Route type
Local route
Route centre
-43.4744, 170.0200
Route start
-43.4674, 170.0170
OpenStreetMap
relation 2868238
Wikidata
Q122927957
Official info
doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/we
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

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