Surat Bay Beach Walk

DOC track · Otago

Surat Bay Beach Walk is a 0.5 km DOC walk in Otago with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 12 m.

Surat Bay Beach Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

This short walk runs parallel to Surat Bay Beach and goes through sand dunes. It's the only access to Surat Beach during high tide.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.5 km
Time (DOC)20 min return via same track
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss5 m
Highest point12 m
Lowest point5 m
RegionOtago
Start-46.47370, 169.71686
End-46.47742, 169.71920

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 Surat Bay Beach WalkElevation from 5 m to 12 m over 0.54 km.4 m6 m8 m10 m12 m0 km0.1 km0.2 km0.3 km0.4 km0.5 km
Elevation from 5 m to 12 m over 0.54 km.

GPX file

Download the Surat Bay Beach Walk GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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