Waitangitāhuna Wetland Walk

DOC track · West Coast

Waitangitāhuna Wetland Walk is a 0.3 km DOC walk in West Coast with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 16 m.

Waitangitāhuna Wetland Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

The Waitangitāhuna Wetland Walk is an easy walk through a regenerating kahikatea forest and flax wetland to a viewing platform with spectacular views of the Southern Alps, Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.3 km
Time (DOC)20 min
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk(disabled)
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point16 m
Lowest point15 m
RegionWest Coast
Start-43.16014, 170.33194
End-43.16003, 170.33176

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 Waitangitāhuna Wetland WalkElevation from 15 m to 16 m over 0.26 km.15 m15.5 m16 m0 km0.05 km0.1 km0.15 km0.2 km0.25 km
Elevation from 15 m to 16 m over 0.26 km.

GPX file

Download the Waitangitāhuna Wetland Walk GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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