Lake Morgan route

Walked by a CTC member

Lake Morgan route is a 8.9 km tramp in West Coast with 1,434 m of climbing and a high point of 1,467 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance8.9 km
Elevation gain1,434 m
Elevation loss569 m
Highest point1,467 m
Lowest point248 m
Trip date12 April 2003
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.61960, 171.75232
End-42.66322, 171.70924

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Lake Morgan routeElevation from 248 m to 1,467 m over 8.92 km.0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation from 248 m to 1,467 m over 8.92 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (12 April 2003), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

A fast CTC party of 12. A bit misty at times, but the weather was pretty good.

GPX file

Download the Lake Morgan 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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