Lava Flow
An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 590 ft
- climb
- 1,329 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Lava Flow is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand. It runs between about 780 ft and 1,330 ft above sea level, with roughly 40 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Governors Bay, about 2.1 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Vernon, Te Poho-o-Tamatea and Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf. For camping, Christchurch Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels and Orton Bradley Group Campsite are within about 6 miles. There are 64 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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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Lava Flow for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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