Lake Dispute Walkway

DOC track · Otago

Lake Dispute Walkway is a 2.8 km DOC walk in Otago with 240 m of climbing and a high point of 581 m.

Lake Dispute Walkway
Photo: Department of Conservation

Zigzag up through kōhūhū/pittosporum shrubland to Lake Dispute high country lake.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance2.8 km
Time (DOC)1 hr 30 min return
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain240 m
Elevation loss17 m
Highest point581 m
Lowest point353 m
RegionOtago
Start-45.06259, 168.55335
End-45.04954, 168.54166

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

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Elevation from 353 m to 581 m over 2.85 km.

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GPX file

Download the Lake Dispute Walkway GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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