Lake Ellery track
An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 135 ft
- climb
- 93 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Lake Ellery track is an out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand. It stays at about 90 ft above sea level and is close to flat. The nearest town is Haast, about 22 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Ellery, Wheeler Slope and Macfarlane Mound. 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 Lake Ellery track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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