Water Intake Track

DOC track · Canterbury

Water Intake Track is a 0.8 km DOC tramping track in Canterbury with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 824 m.

Water Intake Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

This track links Water Intake Road to Hogs Back Track (Easy Up)

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.8 km
Time (DOC)10 min
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeEasy Tramping Track
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss39 m
Highest point824 m
Lowest point785 m
RegionCanterbury
Start-43.20308, 171.69801
End-43.20359, 171.69992

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 Water Intake TrackElevation from 785 m to 824 m over 0.77 km.780 m800 m820 m0 km0.2 km0.4 km0.6 km
Elevation from 785 m to 824 m over 0.77 km.

GPX file

Download the Water Intake 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 Water Intake 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.