Crystal Basin Circuit

Walked by a CTC member

Crystal Basin Circuit is a 9.2 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,336 m of climbing and a high point of 2,026 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance9.2 km
Elevation gain1,336 m
Elevation loss1,210 m
Highest point2,026 m
Lowest point833 m
Trip date18 September 2019
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.27883, 171.65991
End-43.27877, 171.65990

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Crystal Basin CircuitElevation from 833 m to 2,018 m over 9.24 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation from 833 m to 2,018 m over 9.24 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (18 September 2019), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

Club midweek trip.

GPX file

Download the Crystal Basin 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.

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