Thomas Bush Track

DOC track · Hawke’s Bay

Thomas Bush Track is a 4.9 km DOC tramping track in Hawke’s Bay with 238 m of climbing and a high point of 726 m.

Starting from Opouahi Walkway, this track crosses farmland then enters Thomas Bush.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance4.9 km
Time (DOC)4 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain238 m
Elevation loss189 m
Highest point726 m
Lowest point513 m
RegionHawke’s Bay
Start-39.14435, 176.83801
End-39.12330, 176.81779

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 Thomas Bush TrackElevation from 513 m to 722 m over 4.94 km.500 m600 m700 m800 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km
Elevation from 513 m to 722 m over 4.94 km.

GPX file

Download the Thomas Bush Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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