Ōparara Basin: Box Canyon and Crazy Paving Caves

DOC track · West Coast

Ōparara Basin: Box Canyon and Crazy Paving Caves is a 0.1 km DOC walk in West Coast with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 220 m.

DOC's description says this track, or part of it, is closed. Check the DOC page before you go.

Ōparara Basin: Box Canyon and Crazy Paving Caves
Photo: Department of Conservation

Explore Box Canyon Cave in the Ōparara Basin – kids will love it. Crazy Paving Cave is closed.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.1 km
Time (DOC)10 min return
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point220 m
Lowest point219 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-41.13644, 172.19195
End-41.13626, 172.19042

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 Ōparara Basin: Box Canyon and Crazy Paving CavesElevation from 219 m to 220 m over 0.15 km.219 m219.5 m220 m0 km0.05 km0.1 km0.15 km
Elevation from 219 m to 220 m over 0.15 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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