Pakihi Walk
An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.6 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 242 ft
- climb
- 427 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Pakihi Walk is an out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.6 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It runs between about 250 ft and 430 ft above sea level, with roughly 190 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Franz Josef / Waiau, about 9.6 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Ōkārito Trig. For camping, Okarito Community Campground and MacDonalds campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 2 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 Pakihi Walk for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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