Bain Bay Walk

DOC track · West Coast

Bain Bay Walk is a 3.4 km DOC walk in West Coast with 28 m of climbing and a high point of 122 m.

Walk round Lake Brunner, then dense forest to Bain Bay where there are remains of tramways and other historic equipment.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance3.4 km
Time (DOC)2.5 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain28 m
Elevation loss28 m
Highest point122 m
Lowest point89 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.63526, 171.39863
End-42.61467, 171.40472

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 Bain Bay WalkElevation from 89 m to 121 m over 3.44 km.80 m100 m120 m0 km1 km2 km3 km
Elevation from 89 m to 121 m over 3.44 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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