Bowen Bush Walk

DOC track · Canterbury

Bowen Bush Walk is a 0.2 km DOC walk in Canterbury with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 749 m.

Bowen Bush Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

An easy forest walk that can be joined with Governors Bush Walk to form a nature trail.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.2 km
Time (DOC)10 min return
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point749 m
Lowest point737 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.73585, 170.09744
End-43.73579, 170.09606

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Bowen Bush WalkElevation from 737 m to 749 m over 0.22 km.735 m740 m745 m750 m0 km0.05 km0.1 km0.15 km0.2 km
Elevation from 737 m to 749 m over 0.22 km.

Campsites near the track

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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