Carrington Peak Route

Walked by a CTC member

Carrington Peak Route is a 19.7 km tramp in West Coast with 58 m of climbing and a high point of 2,021 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance19.7 km
Elevation gain58 m
Elevation loss1,422 m
Highest point2,021 m
Lowest point653 m
Trip date5 March 2006
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.91353, 171.47006
End-43.00793, 171.57245

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Carrington Peak RouteElevation from 653 m to 2,021 m over 21.91 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation from 653 m to 2,021 m over 21.91 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (5 March 2006), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

CTC trip, party of 4. A successful trip in a small window of fine, windy weather between fronts.

GPX file

Download the Carrington Peak Route 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.

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