Blue-Young Link Track
An out-and-back trail, 1.8 miles each way (3.5 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,189 ft
- climb
- 1,271 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Blue-Young Link Track is an out-and-back trail, 1.8 miles each way (3.5 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand, inside Mount Aspiring National Park. It runs between about 1,050 ft and 1,270 ft above sea level, with roughly 600 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Haast, about 23 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Birnam and Castle Hill. For camping, Cameron Flat Campsite and Makarora Camping are within about 6 miles. There are 4 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 Blue-Young Link Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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