Mavora - Greenstone Walkway

DOC track · Southland

Mavora - Greenstone Walkway is a 33.6 km DOC tramping track in Southland with 856 m of climbing and a high point of 785 m.

Mavora - Greenstone Walkway
Photo: Department of Conservation

This is a 50 km, four day tramping trip, linking the Mavora Lakes Camping Area with the Greenstone Track. It passes through open valley tussock land and beech forested hill country. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance33.6 km
Time (DOC)4 days
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain856 m
Elevation loss541 m
Highest point785 m
Lowest point325 m
RegionSouthland
Start-44.93477, 168.34522
End-45.13977, 168.17953

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 Mavora - Greenstone WalkwayElevation from 325 m to 780 m over 33.65 km.200 m400 m600 m800 m0 km10 km20 km30 km
Elevation from 325 m to 780 m over 33.65 km.

Huts near the track

Campsites near the track

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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