Tara Tama range

Walked by a CTC member

Tara Tama range is a 8.4 km tramp in West Coast with 421 m of climbing and a high point of 1,492 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance8.4 km
Elevation gain421 m
Elevation loss1,638 m
Highest point1,492 m
Lowest point249 m
Trip date2 March 2005
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.81055, 171.39867
End-42.77900, 171.47670

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Tara Tama rangeElevation from 249 m to 1,487 m over 8.43 km.0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation from 249 m to 1,487 m over 8.43 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (2 March 2005), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

The bush track is still easy to follow and only slightly overgrown in places.

GPX file

Download the Tara Tama range 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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