Mount Pleasant Track

DOC track · Canterbury

Mount Pleasant Track is a 1.8 km DOC walk in Canterbury with 219 m of climbing and a high point of 425 m.

Mount Pleasant Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Enjoy panoramic views along the tops of the Mount Pleasant bluffs on this great summer walk, which includes historic gun emplacements.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.8 km
Time (DOC)35 minutes
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain219 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point425 m
Lowest point198 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.59429, 172.74886
End-43.59148, 172.73607

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 Pleasant TrackElevation from 198 m to 424 m over 1.77 km.100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km
Elevation from 198 m to 424 m over 1.77 km.

GPX file

Download the Mount Pleasant Track 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

Plan Mount Pleasant Track in the free TrailTreks: NZ Topo Maps app: LINZ topo maps that work with no signal, DOC huts, tracks and alerts, and mountain weather.