West Coast · Hiking

Chummies Track

An out-and-back trail, 4.5 miles each way (8.9 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.

Chummies TrackPhoto: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
4.5 mi
round trip
5,009 ft
climb
4,201 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Chummies Track is an out-and-back trail, 4.5 miles each way (8.9 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Kahurangi National Park. It runs between about 850 ft and 4,200 ft above sea level, with roughly 900 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Tapawera, about 14 miles west of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Baldy, Mount Gomorrah and Mount Patriarch. For camping, Siberia Flat Campsite and Courthouse Flat Campsite 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 Chummies Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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