Red Tarns Track
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,364 ft
- climb
- 3,468 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Red Tarns Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand, inside Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It runs between about 2,430 ft and 3,470 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,170 ft of climbing one way. It is on the edge of Aoraki / Mount Cook. Peaks within about 3 miles include Sebastopol, Foliage Hill and Kitchener. For camping, White Horse Hill Campground and Bivouac site are within about 6 miles. There are 6 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 Red Tarns Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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