Tiropahi Track

DOC track · West Coast

Tiropahi Track is a 5.5 km DOC tramping track in West Coast with 18 m of climbing and a high point of 178 m.

Tiropahi Track
Photo: Department of Conservation

Follow a historic tramway through Tiropahi gorge to an open pakihi.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance5.5 km
Time (DOC)3 hrs
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain18 m
Elevation loss50 m
Highest point178 m
Lowest point133 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-41.98294, 171.47242
End-41.96088, 171.43281

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 Tiropahi TrackElevation from 133 m to 178 m over 5.48 km.120 m140 m160 m180 m0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Elevation from 133 m to 178 m over 5.48 km.

GPX file

Download the Tiropahi 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 Tiropahi 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.