Quail Island Loop Track
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 484 ft
- climb
- 115 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Quail Island Loop Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand, inside Quail Island Recreation Reserve. It runs between about 0 ft and 120 ft above sea level, with roughly 250 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Governors Bay, about 2.2 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Te Poho-o-Tamatea, Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill and Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors. For camping, Orton Bradley Group Campsite and Christchurch Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels are within about 6 miles. There are 46 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 Quail Island Loop Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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