Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho

DOC track · West Coast

Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho is a 1.8 km DOC walk in West Coast with 70 m of climbing and a high point of 124 m.

Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk down to the deep, narrow chasm of Cave Creek and be surrounded by moss-covered rocks and overhanging trees.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.8 km
Time (DOC)1 hr 10 min return
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain70 m
Elevation loss14 m
Highest point124 m
Lowest point44 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.10900, 171.40451
End-42.09735, 171.40311

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 Cave Creek Memorial Track/KotihotihoElevation from 46 m to 119 m over 1.84 km.40 m60 m80 m100 m120 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km
Elevation from 46 m to 119 m over 1.84 km.

GPX file

Download the Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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