Twizel River Track
An out-and-back trail, 7.1 miles each way (14 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7.1 mi
- round trip
- 632 ft
- climb
- 1,517 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Twizel River Track is an out-and-back trail, 7.1 miles each way (14 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand. It runs between about 1,260 ft and 1,520 ft above sea level, with roughly 190 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. It is on the edge of Twizel. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Ostler. For camping, Twizel Holiday Park and Lake Ruataniwha Holiday Park are within about 6 miles. 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 Twizel River Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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