Red Peak Traverse

Walked by a CTC member

Red Peak Traverse is a 17.5 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,722 m of climbing and a high point of 2,004 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance17.5 km
Elevation gain1,722 m
Elevation loss1,967 m
Highest point2,004 m
Lowest point631 m
Trip date3 February 2008
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.29651, 171.74197
End-43.31054, 171.76892

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Red Peak TraverseElevation from 631 m to 1,999 m over 17.53 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation from 631 m to 1,999 m over 17.53 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (3 February 2008), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

CTC trip with a large party. Not everyone went to Red Peak.

GPX file

Download the Red Peak Traverse 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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