Brabazon Saddle

Walked by a CTC member

Brabazon Saddle is a 28.0 km, 3-day tramp in Canterbury with 1,535 m of climbing and a high point of 1,715 m.

A 3-day trip, shown here as one track: 9–11 January 2012.

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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Elevation profile

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (9–11 January 2012), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

Black Birch Creek: traces of a ground trail in many places, so it is obviously well travelled. Fairly straightforward, but it would be a problem with high rivers. The gorge upstream of the 'Scree' waypoint is spectacular.

Waypoint notes

• Camp site (-43.58527, 170.81586): A nice spot sheltered among the matagouri.
• Dog Kennel hut (-43.58404, 170.80982): You would have to be desperate, but it is at least dry. Dirt floor and no bunks.
• Hut (-43.59151, 170.84019): An old but very habitable hut, obviously actively used by hunters.
• Scree (-43.59205, 170.83773): If travelling up the valley, ascend this scree to find the track bypassing the gorge.
• Water (-43.60981, 170.76278): Possible camping, but not very flat.

GPX file

Download the Brabazon Saddle 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

• Mt Potts circuit (9.7 km away)
• Alma Stream (13.1 km away)
• Clyde River (28.9 km away)
• Lambert Col route (33.4 km away)