Te Araroa
Waiau Pass Track
117.2kmSection 68South Island
Alerts
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Forecast point: Waiau Pass (1870m)
Elevation
Climb
3,829m
Drop
3,886m
Highest point
1,866m
Lowest point
583m
Move over the chart to read the height.
Other Forest Water Open Scrub
Longest open stretch
16.8km
Bushline
~1,031m
Crossed 9 times
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
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Weather
Forecast at the start of the section