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Mount John Walkway loop via Mount John Observatory above Tekapo Lake

  • Distance: 5.1 mi
  • Elevation gain: 1,243 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 3,304 ft
  • Elevation loss: 1,211 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 2,352 ft
  • Moving time: 2 h 4 m
  • Moving speed: 2.4 mph
  • Maximum speed: 3.5 mph
  • Total time: 2 h 26 m
  • Global speed: 2.1 mph

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Trail profile

  • Distance: 5.1 mi
  • Elevation gain: 1,243 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 3,304 ft
  • Elevation loss: 1,211 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 2,352 ft
  • Moving time: 2 h 4 m
  • Moving speed: 2.4 mph
  • Maximum speed: 3.5 mph
  • Total time: 2 h 26 m
  • Global speed: 2.1 mph

About this trail

Name: Mount John Walkway loop via Mount John Observatory above Tekapo Lake trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Lakeside Drive, Station Bay, Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand (-43.99544 170.46146)

End: Tekapo Springs, Lakeside Drive, Station Bay, Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie District, Canterbury, New Zealand (-43.99464 170.46254)

Coordinates: -43.99563 170.45921 -43.97032 170.48266

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