West Harper route

Walked by a CTC member

West Harper route is a 12.8 km tramp in Canterbury with 1,079 m of climbing and a high point of 1,634 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 It is not an official or maintained track, and the line, notes and conditions may be out of date or wrong.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

Distance12.8 km
Elevation gain1,079 m
Elevation loss576 m
Highest point1,634 m
Lowest point769 m
Trip date19 March 2006
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.12930, 171.63002
End-43.05893, 171.62129

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of West Harper routeElevation from 769 m to 1,624 m over 12.77 km.500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation from 769 m to 1,624 m over 12.77 km.

Trip notes

From the club member's GPS log of the trip (19 March 2006), lightly edited, with people's names removed. Conditions may have changed since.

Club trip. The track is truncated; back at the car at 3:30 pm.

GPX file

Download the West Harper 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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