Dennistoun Bush Walk

DOC track · Canterbury

Dennistoun Bush Walk is a 1.6 km DOC walk in Canterbury with 5 m of climbing and a high point of 335 m.

Dennistoun Bush Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk through magnificent ancient forest on this flat, easy walk.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.6 km
Time (DOC)1 hr return
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain5 m
Elevation loss23 m
Highest point335 m
Lowest point310 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.90246, 171.23679
End-43.90465, 171.24435

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 Dennistoun Bush WalkElevation from 310 m to 335 m over 1.6 km.310 m320 m330 m340 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km
Elevation from 310 m to 335 m over 1.6 km.

GPX file

Download the Dennistoun Bush Walk GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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