Hokitika Gorge Walkway
An out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 271 ft
- climb
- 407 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Hokitika Gorge Walkway is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve. It runs between about 260 ft and 410 ft above sea level, with roughly 100 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Ross, about 11 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Misery and Frew Knob. 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 Hokitika Gorge Walkway for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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