Trent tops route
Walked by a CTC member
Trent tops route is a 10.7 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,507 m of climbing and a high point of 1,598 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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 | 10.7 km |
|---|---|
| Elevation gain | 1,507 m |
| Elevation loss | 1,016 m |
| Highest point | 1,598 m |
| Lowest point | 519 m |
| Trip date | 4 August 2012 |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Start | -42.68962, 171.89421 |
| End | -42.70600, 171.80949 |
Elevation profile
Trip notes
From the club member's GPS log of the trip (4 August 2012), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.
The day started fine and warm but deteriorated to windy with occasional showers on the tops. The bush to the tops is fairly open. The scrub is reasonable, with bits of animal track to follow. Very little snow. The last bit of the route to Trent Saddle is down a scree chute: steepish, but much easier than the surrounding scrub.
GPX file
Download the Trent tops 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.
Nearby tracks
- Lookout Peak - Roche Pass circuit (11.2 km away)
- Big tops trip circuit (13.1 km away)
- Townsend Hut - Koropuku Hut (13.4 km away)
- Lake Morgan route (14.0 km away)
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