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Best time to hike

Year-round

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  2. F20°15°116
  3. M18°14°122
  4. A16°12°139
  5. M14°10°146
  6. J12°8°168
  7. J11°8°166
  8. A12°8°176
  9. S13°9°152
  10. O15°10°161
  11. N16°12°145
  12. D18°14°133

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

For a great day walk option, follow the Coast Track north to Anapai Bay from Tōtaranui.

NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).

Trail facts

Length
4.0 km · 2.5 mi (DOC route geometry)
Source
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
Difficulty
Moderate (5/10) (Intermediate · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
Typical time (DOC)
2 hr return via same track
Official page
doc.govt.nz/link/10f7110f51b74ab98cea316f62a
Mountain range
Pikikiruna Range (Northwest Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km E of Takaka (Tasman District) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Abel Tasman National Park
Connects to
Abel Tasman Coast Track (at its start or end)
Best months
Year-round
Country
New Zealand
Region
Tasman
Continent
Oceania
Route centre
-40.8028, 173.0015
How it’s scored

Moderate (5/10). Official rating: Intermediate · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0).

A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm

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 centre

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