Moraine Walk

DOC track · West Coast

Moraine Walk is a 0.6 km DOC walk in West Coast with 19 m of climbing and a high point of 235 m.

Moraine Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Explore old moraine surfaces on this easy, short walk, south of Fox Glacier township.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.6 km
Time (DOC)1 hr 30 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain19 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point235 m
Lowest point211 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-43.48327, 170.02318
End-43.48609, 170.02623

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 Moraine WalkElevation from 211 m to 235 m over 0.58 km.210 m220 m230 m240 m0 km0.1 km0.2 km0.3 km0.4 km0.5 km
Elevation from 211 m to 235 m over 0.58 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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