Taieri River Track

DOC track · Otago

Taieri River Track is a 4.3 km DOC walk in Otago with 174 m of climbing and a high point of 186 m.

Taieri River Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

An interesting walk in the Taieri Gorge that travels alongside the Taieri River and passes through several different types of vegetation.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance4.3 km
Time (DOC)4 hr return
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain174 m
Elevation loss172 m
Highest point186 m
Lowest point20 m
RegionOtago
Start-46.04744, 170.18803
End-46.03610, 170.16988

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 Taieri River TrackElevation from 20 m to 185 m over 4.31 km.0 m50 m100 m150 m200 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km
Elevation from 20 m to 185 m over 4.31 km.

GPX file

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

Alerts and conditions

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