Mt Newton from Newton Biv

Walked by a CTC member

Mt Newton from Newton Biv is a 5.9 km tramp in West Coast with 192 m of climbing and a high point of 1,702 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance5.9 km
Elevation gain192 m
Elevation loss751 m
Highest point1,702 m
Lowest point1,079 m
Trip date26 October 2008
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.87379, 171.33571
End-42.87917, 171.27197

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Mt Newton from Newton BivElevation from 1,080 m to 1,702 m over 5.86 km.1,000 m1,200 m1,400 m1,600 m1,800 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Elevation from 1,080 m to 1,702 m over 5.86 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (26 October 2008), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

A very cold, windy day. The route through the scrub section is slow but OK, as someone has cut the worst of the scrub.

GPX file

Download the Mt Newton from Newton Biv 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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