Volta Glacier route
Walked by a CTC member
Volta Glacier route is a 3.2 km tramp in Otago with 695 m of climbing and a high point of 1,860 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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 | 3.2 km |
|---|---|
| Elevation gain | 695 m |
| Elevation loss | 475 m |
| Highest point | 1,860 m |
| Lowest point | 1,240 m |
| Trip date | 3 February 2014 |
| Region | Otago |
| Start | -44.37196, 168.82971 |
| End | -44.35325, 168.82521 |
Elevation profile
Trip notes
From the club member's GPS log of the trip (3 February 2014), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.
The crux day for getting to the glacier. Belays down steep, exposed sections of the ridge down to Ruth Stream. Crampons on very steep snowgrass and miniature dracophyllum.
GPX file
Download the Volta Glacier 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
- Volta - Pearson Saddle (3.6 km away)
- Wilmot Saddle route (4.6 km away)
- Lake Lochnagar (16.8 km away)
- Mt Liverpool (20.1 km away)
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