Ben More Surprise circuit
Walked by a CTC member
Ben More Surprise circuit is a 6.8 km tramp in Canterbury with 821 m of climbing and a high point of 1,473 m.
User-generated track: recorded on a GPS by a Christchurch Tramping Club member on a past trip. It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong. Check DOC for current track and hazard information, carry a map and plan for your own party.
Track stats
| Distance | 6.8 km |
|---|---|
| Elevation gain | 821 m |
| Elevation loss | 114 m |
| Highest point | 1,473 m |
| Lowest point | 765 m |
| Trip date | 12 September 2018 |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Start | -43.33134, 171.67611 |
| End | -43.34281, 171.71875 |
Elevation profile
Trip notes
From the club member's GPS log of the trip (12 September 2018), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.
Club trip, party of 9. The track is truncated, but we got back at 3:15 pm. The surprise is the unmarked waterfall.
GPX file
Download the Ben More Surprise circuit GPX file for your GPS or mapping app. The map on this page shows the same route. It is a GPS log of one past trip, not a surveyed track: use it with a map and your own judgement.
Nearby tracks
- Acheron tributary circuit (0.0 km away)
- Ben More Circuit (0.0 km away)
- Big Ben - Macfarlane Strm circuit (1.4 km away)
- Mt Lyndon circuit (5.0 km away)
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