Starvation Gully Route
An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 771 ft
- climb
- 3,385 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Starvation Gully Route is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand, inside Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park. It runs between about 2,840 ft and 3,380 ft above sea level, with roughly 120 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Castle Hill Village, about 6.4 miles south of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Trig 'M', Foggy Peak and Mount Lyndon. For camping, Porters Lodge Camp Sites is 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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