Mt Oakden

Walked by a CTC member

Mt Oakden is a 8.1 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,181 m of climbing and a high point of 1,642 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance8.1 km
Elevation gain1,181 m
Elevation loss1,188 m
Highest point1,642 m
Lowest point507 m
Trip date20 August 2016
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.22866, 171.44147
End-43.22865, 171.44148

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Mt OakdenElevation from 507 m to 1,633 m over 8.06 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation from 507 m to 1,633 m over 8.06 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (20 August 2016), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

CTC trip, party of 7.

The exit track has been corrected to a better route.

GPX file

Download the Mt Oakden 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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