Montgomerie Hut to Kirwans Track
An out-and-back trail, 2.6 miles each way (5.3 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 2,547 ft
- climb
- 1,349 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Montgomerie Hut to Kirwans Track is an out-and-back trail, 2.6 miles each way (5.3 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Victoria Forest Park. It runs between about 1,100 ft and 1,350 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,370 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Reefton, about 7.2 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Albert. 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 Montgomerie Hut to Kirwans Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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