Mt Oxford Track

DOC track · Canterbury

Mt Oxford Track is a 4.9 km DOC tramping track in Canterbury with 969 m of climbing and a high point of 1,356 m.

Mt Oxford Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Mt Oxford Track takes you from Coopers Creek car park to the summit of Mt Oxford with good views of the Canterbury Plains and into Lees Valley.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance4.9 km
Time (DOC)4 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain969 m
Elevation loss9 m
Highest point1,356 m
Lowest point382 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.25963, 172.09453
End-43.22253, 172.08513

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 Mt Oxford TrackElevation from 382 m to 1,353 m over 4.9 km.0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km
Elevation from 382 m to 1,353 m over 4.9 km.

GPX file

Download the Mt Oxford 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 Mt Oxford 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.