Rarangi to Whites Bay
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,151 ft
- climb
- 448 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Rarangi to Whites Bay is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.2 miles round trip) in Marlborough, New Zealand, inside Whites Bay Recreation Reserve. It runs between about 0 ft and 450 ft above sea level, with roughly 380 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Rārangi, about 0.8 miles northeast of the trailhead. For camping, Rarangi Campsite and Whites Bay Campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 4 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.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Rarangi to Whites Bay for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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