Lake Sally route

Walked by a CTC member

Lake Sally route is a 1.8 km tramp in Canterbury with 159 m of climbing and a high point of 1,713 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance1.8 km
Elevation gain159 m
Elevation loss277 m
Highest point1,713 m
Lowest point1,528 m
Trip date23 March 2003
RegionCanterbury
Start-42.87645, 171.66564
End-42.89067, 171.66698

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Lake Sally routeElevation from 1,528 m to 1,712 m over 1.75 km.1,500 m1,600 m1,700 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km
Elevation from 1,528 m to 1,712 m over 1.75 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (23 March 2003), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

A side trip on the descent to the Edwards from Lake Mavis. CTC trip.

Waypoint notes

  • Route through bluff (-42.87929, 171.66545): The weak point in the bluffs is here.

GPX file

Download the Lake Sally 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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