Dog Gully Route

DOC track · Canterbury

Dog Gully Route is a 5.4 km DOC route in Canterbury with 460 m of climbing and a high point of 1,084 m.

This marked route provides access from Otamatapaio Track up Dog Gully. The track is very steep and rough.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance5.4 km
Time (DOC)2 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Expert
Track typeRoute
Elevation gain460 m
Elevation loss72 m
Highest point1,084 m
Lowest point695 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-44.62647, 170.00158
End-44.64169, 169.96351

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 Dog Gully RouteElevation from 696 m to 1,084 m over 5.39 km.600 m800 m1,000 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Elevation from 696 m to 1,084 m over 5.39 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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