Government Battery Walk

DOC track · Coromandel

Government Battery Walk is a 0.1 km DOC walk in Coromandel with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 43 m.

Government Battery Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

This short walk takes you to the remains of a battery built during the 1930s depression to process ore.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.1 km
Time (DOC)5 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point43 m
Lowest point41 m
RegionCoromandel
Start-37.10769, 175.73685
End-37.10769, 175.73741

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 Government Battery WalkElevation from 41 m to 43 m over 0.05 km.41 m41.5 m42 m42.5 m43 m0 km0.01 km0.02 km0.03 km0.04 km0.05 km
Elevation from 41 m to 43 m over 0.05 km.

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GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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