Hunts Creek, Waimakariri Col route

Walked by a CTC member

Hunts Creek, Waimakariri Col route is a 3.1 km tramp in West Coast with 847 m of climbing and a high point of 1,967 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance3.1 km
Elevation gain847 m
Elevation loss164 m
Highest point1,967 m
Lowest point1,120 m
Trip date3 January 2004
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.87931, 171.47652
End-42.89730, 171.49519

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Hunts Creek, Waimakariri Col routeElevation from 1,120 m to 1,964 m over 3.06 km.1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km1 km2 km3 km
Elevation from 1,120 m to 1,964 m over 3.06 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (3 January 2004), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

The rest of the route is split off, but it took about 5 hours to the road via the Rolleston River route.

GPX file

Download the Hunts Creek, Waimakariri Col 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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