Callery Gorge Walk
An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 517 ft
- climb
- 807 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Callery Gorge Walk is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It runs between about 640 ft and 810 ft above sea level, with roughly 180 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Most of the way is gravel. It is on the edge of Franz Josef / Waiau. Peaks within about 3 miles include Sugar Loaf, Mount Mueller and Canavans Knob. For camping, Franz Josef Rainforest Retreat Holiday Park and Kea accommodation village are within about 6 miles. There are 11 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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Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Callery Gorge Walk for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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