Temple Stream to Watson Stream

Walked by a CTC member

Temple Stream to Watson Stream is a 12.4 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,203 m of climbing and a high point of 1,922 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance12.4 km
Elevation gain1,203 m
Elevation loss739 m
Highest point1,922 m
Lowest point812 m
Trip date28 December 2002
RegionCanterbury
Start-44.09419, 169.74061
End-44.18103, 169.70204

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Temple Stream to Watson StreamElevation from 812 m to 1,919 m over 12.36 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation from 812 m to 1,919 m over 12.36 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (28 December 2002), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

The South Temple was washed out by the 1994 floods. The track has changed a lot, and is probably easier going.

GPX file

Download the Temple Stream to Watson Stream 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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