Canterbury · Hiking

Mount Sunday Track

Mount Sunday TrackPhoto: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.5 mi
round trip
278 ft
climb
1,947 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Mount Sunday Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand. It runs between about 1,700 ft and 1,950 ft above sea level, with roughly 260 ft of climbing one way. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Sunday, Rabbit Hill and The Pyramid. 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 Mount Sunday Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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