Purple Hill circuit
Walked by a CTC member
Purple Hill circuit is a 8.1 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,191 m of climbing and a high point of 1,685 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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 | 8.1 km |
|---|---|
| Elevation gain | 1,191 m |
| Elevation loss | 1,179 m |
| Highest point | 1,685 m |
| Lowest point | 570 m |
| Trip date | 19 May 2012 |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Start | -43.08973, 171.83523 |
| End | -43.08972, 171.83524 |
Elevation profile
Trip notes
From the club member's GPS log of the trip (19 May 2012), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.
CTC trip, party of 12. The descent route is a bit messy: the scree is good in places and not in others.
GPX file
Download the Purple Hill circuit 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
- Baldy - Manson (5.1 km away)
- Mt Manson Circuit (7.2 km away)
- Peveril Peak route (8.0 km away)
- McLeod Stream (9.7 km away)
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