Cave Creek Memorial Track
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 363 ft
- climb
- 405 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Cave Creek Memorial Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.5 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand. It runs between about 210 ft and 400 ft above sea level, with roughly 110 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is grass. The nearest town is Blackball, about 18 miles north of the trailhead. For camping, Punakaiki Beach Camp and Coast Road Holiday Park 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 Cave Creek Memorial Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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