Te Hēnui Walkway
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 143 ft
- climb
- 147 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Te Hēnui Walkway is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Taranaki, New Zealand. It runs between about 90 ft and 150 ft above sea level, with roughly 60 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is New Plymouth, about 0.8 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pūkākā / Marsland Hill, Otūmaikuku and Maungaroa / Blagdon Hill. For camping, New Plymouth Top 10 Holiday Park and Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park are within about 6 miles. There are 7 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 Te Hēnui Walkway for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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