Mt Rolleston route
Walked by a CTC member
Mt Rolleston route is a 5.7 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,439 m of climbing and a high point of 2,285 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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
| Distance | 5.7 km |
|---|---|
| Elevation gain | 1,439 m |
| Elevation loss | 49 m |
| Highest point | 2,285 m |
| Lowest point | 894 m |
| Trip date | 7 December 2008 |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Start | -42.89849, 171.55869 |
| End | -42.91125, 171.51202 |
Elevation profile
Trip notes
From the club member's GPS log of the trip (7 December 2008), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.
Club trip, party of 13. A fairly slow trip, but 12 got to the high peak. The track is truncated, but we were back at the cars at 7:02 pm.
GPX file
Download the Mt Rolleston 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.
Nearby tracks
- Mt Philistine (0.1 km away)
- Mt Stuart circuit (1.6 km away)
- Bealey River track (2.3 km away)
- Mt Philistine route (3.0 km away)
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