Braeburn Walk

DOC track · Nelson/Tasman

Braeburn Walk is a 2.5 km DOC walk in Nelson/Tasman with 47 m of climbing and a high point of 510 m.

Braeburn Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk to a mossy waterfall through diverse beech and podocarp forest near Lake Rotoroa.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance2.5 km
Time (DOC)2 hr loop
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain47 m
Elevation loss42 m
Highest point510 m
Lowest point460 m
RegionNelson/Tasman
Start-41.80209, 172.59348
End-41.79712, 172.58986

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 Braeburn WalkElevation from 461 m to 508 m over 2.49 km.460 m480 m500 m520 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km2 km
Elevation from 461 m to 508 m over 2.49 km.

Campsites near the track

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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