Stour Track

DOC track · Canterbury

Stour Track is a 14.2 km DOC tramping track in Canterbury with 203 m of climbing and a high point of 701 m.

Stour Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk or mountain bike on this track beside the Stour River.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance14.2 km
Time (DOC)5 hr one way
Difficulty (DOC)Intermediate
Track typeEasy Tramping Track
Elevation gain203 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point701 m
Lowest point496 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.64570, 171.26892
End-43.55458, 171.23166

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 Stour TrackElevation from 497 m to 701 m over 14.19 km.400 m500 m600 m700 m800 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation from 497 m to 701 m over 14.19 km.

GPX file

Download the Stour 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 Stour 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.