The Dome route

Walked by a CTC member

The Dome route is a 10.6 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,207 m of climbing and a high point of 1,954 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance10.6 km
Elevation gain1,207 m
Elevation loss1,421 m
Highest point1,954 m
Lowest point552 m
Trip date4 March 2007
RegionCanterbury
Start-42.96808, 171.63919
End-43.01313, 171.71444

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of The Dome routeElevation from 555 m to 1,945 m over 10.64 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km
Elevation from 555 m to 1,945 m over 10.64 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (4 March 2007), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

4 March 2007. The track is truncated, but the party was back at the Arthur's Pass road at 4:21 pm.

GPX file

Download the The Dome 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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