Twizel River Trail

DOC track · Canterbury

Twizel River Trail is a 11.1 km DOC walk in Canterbury with 74 m of climbing and a high point of 462 m.

Twizel River Trail
Photo: Department of Conservation

This is a lovely walk alongside Twizel River.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance11.1 km
Time (DOC)4 hr one way
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain74 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point462 m
Lowest point385 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-44.32994, 170.18529
End-44.25871, 170.10624

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 Twizel River TrailElevation from 385 m to 462 m over 11.13 km.400 m450 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km
Elevation from 385 m to 462 m over 11.13 km.

GPX file

Download the Twizel River Trail 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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