Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki

DOC track · Canterbury

Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki is a 6.5 km DOC tramping track in Canterbury with 785 m of climbing and a high point of 903 m.

Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki
Photo: Department of Conservation

Take a day tramp and enjoy spectacular views of Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains from the Mount Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki summit.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance6.5 km
Time (DOC)6 – 8 hr return
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain785 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point903 m
Lowest point113 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.63523, 172.73506
End-43.68954, 172.74149

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 Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu PātikiElevation from 113 m to 903 m over 6.5 km.0 m500 m1,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km
Elevation from 113 m to 903 m over 6.5 km.

GPX file

Download the Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

Check current alerts on DOC before you go: tracks close for slips, floods, fire risk and pest control. The DOC page also has access, facilities and safety information.

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Plan it offline in TrailTreks

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