Old Coach Road

DOC track · Canterbury

Old Coach Road is a 1.1 km DOC walk in Canterbury with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 682 m.

Old Coach Road
Photo: Department of Conservation

This pleasant forest walk starts and finishes near Greyneys Shelter, 6 km east of Arthur’s Pass Village.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.1 km
Time (DOC)30 min return
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point682 m
Lowest point678 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-42.98144, 171.59171
End-42.98132, 171.59141

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 Old Coach RoadElevation from 678 m to 681 m over 1.13 km.678 m679 m680 m681 m0 km0.2 km0.4 km0.6 km0.8 km1 km
Elevation from 678 m to 681 m over 1.13 km.

Campsites near the track

GPX file

Download the Old Coach Road GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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