Pfeifer Biv route

Walked by a CTC member

Pfeifer Biv route is a 9.5 km tramp in Canterbury with 698 m of climbing and a high point of 1,692 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance9.5 km
Elevation gain698 m
Elevation loss1,679 m
Highest point1,692 m
Lowest point297 m
Trip date14 November 2013
RegionCanterbury
Start-42.80319, 171.66532
End-42.78705, 171.60304

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Pfeifer Biv routeElevation from 298 m to 1,688 m over 9.46 km.0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation from 298 m to 1,688 m over 9.46 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (14 November 2013), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

Party of 2. Very little snow left: we didn't need the ice axes or crampons we carried. Perfect weather.

GPX file

Download the Pfeifer Biv 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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