Canterbury · Hiking

Cliff track

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

0.4 mi
round trip: 555 ft
climb: 186 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Cliff track is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand. It runs between about 0 ft and 190 ft above sea level, with roughly 290 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. It is on the edge of Diamond Harbour. Peaks within about 3 miles include Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, Mount Evans and Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads. For camping, Orton Bradley Group Campsite and Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 37 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.

NearbyPurau Reserve Track · Castle rock - Bridle path - Goats track · Steadfast - Summit

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Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Purau Reserve Track

~0 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Castle rock - Bridle path - Goats track

~5 min drive

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Steadfast - Summit

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.8 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Quail Island Loop Track

~4 min drive

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Barnett Park Cave Track

~5 min drive

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~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.6 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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C360 Trail - alternative - Summit Road

~4 min drive

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Chalmers Track

~3 min drive

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Humpty Dumpty (unofficial)

~5 min drive

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Academic Avenue

~1 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Magazine Bay

~3 min drive

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant

~4 min drive

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Monument Shelter Hut

~6 min drive

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sumner Boating & Fishing Club Boatramp

~7 min drive

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite

~7 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Cliff track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.