Waipakihi Middle Range Route

DOC track · Central North Island

Waipakihi Middle Range Route is a 1.9 km DOC route in Central North Island with 361 m of climbing and a high point of 1,464 m.

An access route from the upper Waipakihi valley to the Middle Range tops.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.9 km
Time (DOC)1 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Expert
Track typeRoute
Elevation gain361 m
Elevation loss6 m
Highest point1,464 m
Lowest point1,101 m
RegionCentral North Island
Start-39.12393, 175.95829
End-39.13911, 175.95517

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 Waipakihi Middle Range RouteElevation from 1,102 m to 1,464 m over 1.88 km.1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km
Elevation from 1,102 m to 1,464 m over 1.88 km.

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GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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