Maruia Forest Walk
A 0.5-mile loop in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
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- 244 ft
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- 1,211 ft
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Maruia Forest Walk is a 0.5-mile loop in West Coast, New Zealand. It runs between about 1,120 ft and 1,210 ft above sea level, with roughly 240 ft of climbing over the route. The nearest town is Reefton, about 19 miles east of the trailhead. 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 Maruia Forest Walk for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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