CAP Hiking Trail (New)
An out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.3 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 843 ft
- climb
- 1,515 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
CAP Hiking Trail (New) is an out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.3 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand. It runs between about 850 ft and 1,520 ft above sea level, with roughly 260 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Governors Bay, about 1.4 miles northwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Marleys Hill, Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf and Mount Ada. Upper Brice Water Fall and Lower Brice Waterfall are within about 3 miles. For camping, Orton Bradley Group Campsite and Amber Park are within about 6 miles. There are 75 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Orton Bradley Group Campsite
~9 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at CAP Hiking Trail (New) for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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