Piano Flat Creek Loop Track

DOC track · Southland

Piano Flat Creek Loop Track is a 2.4 km DOC tramping track in Southland with 114 m of climbing and a high point of 328 m.

This track passes through beech forest and signs of early sawmilling days.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance2.4 km
Time (DOC)1 hr return
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain114 m
Elevation loss97 m
Highest point328 m
Lowest point220 m
RegionSouthland
Start-45.55466, 169.02299
End-45.55675, 169.02318

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 Piano Flat Creek Loop TrackElevation from 220 m to 327 m over 2.36 km.200 m250 m300 m350 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km2 km
Elevation from 220 m to 327 m over 2.36 km.

Campsites near the track

GPX file

Download the Piano Flat Creek Loop Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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