Mananui Tramline (Māhinapua Walkway)

DOC track · West Coast

Mananui Tramline (Māhinapua Walkway) is a 6.0 km DOC walk in West Coast with 29 m of climbing and a high point of 40 m.

Mananui Tramline (Māhinapua Walkway)
Photo: Department of Conservation

This flat, easy walk or mountain bike ride, suitable for children, follows an old logging tramline and passes beautiful Lake Māhinapua.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance6.0 km
Time (DOC)2 hr - 2 hr 30 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain29 m
Elevation loss41 m
Highest point40 m
Lowest point4 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-42.80608, 170.94445
End-42.76749, 170.91518

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 Mananui Tramline (Māhinapua Walkway)Elevation from 4 m to 39 m over 6.04 km.0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m0 km2 km4 km6 km
Elevation from 4 m to 39 m over 6.04 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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