Lake Ellery Track

DOC track · West Coast

Lake Ellery Track is a 1.3 km DOC walk in West Coast with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 21 m.

Lake Ellery Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk through native beech and podocarp forest to a glacier-formed lake carved out by the former Arawhata Glacier.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance1.3 km
Time (DOC)1 - 2 hr
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point21 m
Lowest point16 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-44.06721, 168.67904
End-44.06331, 168.69094

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 Lake Ellery TrackElevation from 16 m to 21 m over 1.32 km.16 m18 m20 m22 m0 km0.5 km1 km
Elevation from 16 m to 21 m over 1.32 km.

GPX file

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

Alerts and conditions

Check current alerts on DOC before you go: tracks close for slips, floods, fire risk and pest control. The DOC page also has access, facilities and safety information.

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Plan it offline in TrailTreks

Plan Lake Ellery Track in the free TrailTreks: NZ Topo Maps app: LINZ topo maps that work with no signal, DOC huts, tracks and alerts, and mountain weather.