Six Foot Track
- 20.1 mi
- round trip
- 6,157 ft
- climb
- 2,912 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Six Foot Track is an out-and-back trail, 20 miles each way (40 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It runs between about 720 ft and 2,910 ft above sea level, with roughly 2,260 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Tuai, about 20 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hukanui, Tauaki and Opokere. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk
~33 min drive
A 29-mile point-to-point route in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Photo: Graeme Churchard, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Whirinaki Waterfall Loop Track
~43 min drive
A 5.0-mile loop in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Arahaki Lagoon Track
~46 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 1.6 miles each way (3.2 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Paetawa Track
~2 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.2 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Maungapohatu Track
~3 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 8.8 miles each way (18 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Te Hue Track
~11 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 5.9 miles each way (12 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Whakatāne Valley Track
~12 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.9 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Whakataka Hut Track
~15 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 5.5 miles each way (11 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Otamatuna Ridge Track
~16 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 8.2 miles each way (16 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
HIKE
Koaunui Circuit Track
~21 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 1.6 miles each way (3.2 miles round trip) in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Six Foot Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
