Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills)

Walked by a CTC member

Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills) is a 4.9 km tramp in Canterbury with 340 m of climbing and a high point of 426 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance4.9 km
Elevation gain340 m
Elevation loss34 m
Highest point426 m
Lowest point107 m
Trip date5 July 2003
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.60285, 172.58363
End-43.62394, 172.62923

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills)Elevation from 107 m to 425 m over 4.91 km.100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km
Elevation from 107 m to 425 m over 4.91 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (5 July 2003), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

Walked on a cold winter day with snow on the ground.

GPX file

Download the Kennedys Bush Track (Port Hills) 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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