Pfeifer Biv scree route

Walked by a CTC member

Pfeifer Biv scree route is a 13.0 km tramp in Canterbury with 218 m of climbing and a high point of 1,344 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance13.0 km
Elevation gain218 m
Elevation loss1,191 m
Highest point1,344 m
Lowest point263 m
Trip date26 April 2008
RegionCanterbury
Start-42.80320, 171.66540
End-42.78734, 171.60278

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Pfeifer Biv scree routeElevation from 263 m to 1,339 m over 12.96 km.0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation from 263 m to 1,339 m over 12.96 km.

Trip notes

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

Party of 2, Anzac weekend. A planned club trip looked likely to get rained on, so we just did 2 days here.

GPX file

Download the Pfeifer Biv scree 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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