Mount Fishtail Route
An out-and-back trail, 4.4 miles each way (8.7 miles round trip) in Marlborough, New Zealand.
- 4.4 mi
- round trip
- 4,819 ft
- climb
- 4,482 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Mount Fishtail Route is an out-and-back trail, 4.4 miles each way (8.7 miles round trip) in Marlborough, New Zealand, inside Mount Richmond Forest Park. It runs between about 780 ft and 4,480 ft above sea level, with roughly 4,240 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Wairau Valley, about 4.5 miles north of the trailhead. For camping, Mill Flat Campsite is within about 6 miles. 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.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Mount Fishtail Route for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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