Cardiff Walkway
A 0.4-mile loop in Taranaki, New Zealand.
- 0.4 mi
- loop
- 77 ft
- climb
- 1,264 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
Cardiff Walkway is a 0.4-mile loop in Taranaki, New Zealand. It stays at about 1,260 ft above sea level and is close to flat. The nearest town is Stratford, about 3.4 miles southwest of the trailhead. For camping, Stratford Holiday Park and Hollard Gardens Freedom Camping are 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 Cardiff Walkway for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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