Trail Counters

The figures below are indicative for each section only e.g. users on a return trip past a counter will be counted twice.
The infra-red counters in use from 2014 to June 2017 did not differentiate between types of users: e.g. joggers, cyclists, walkers, etc.
New Trail Counters were installed in January and October 2018 which do differentiate between Pedestrians and Cyclists.  The general locations of the new counters are very similar to the old locations with the possible exception of the new Lake Ohau counter which is now located on the Trail 3km from theLake Ohau Lodge on Secftion 4. 
 
An additional counter has been installed on the new Sailors Cutting to Benmore Dam off-road section - this started counting with the opening of this section on the 18/12/2020.
 
On the 25th June 2021, the Lake Pukaki Counter was moved from a position about 200m from the start of the Pines campground to a position on the Trail in front of the Lakestone Lodge for better mobile phone connection and data upload.  It is expected that pedestrian counts for Lake Pukaki are likely to drop, due to the fact that fewer campers will be recorded passing the new location.
 
For a more detailed analysis of users please contact us.

  = Missing data
 
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2017 *
Section Counter Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alt. Route Lake Tekapo 850 828 838 597 524 872 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 1 Aoraki/Mt Cook 180 336 510 430 159 69 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 1 Jollie Carpark 177 291 423 391 62 27 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 2 Lake Pukaki 1,982 2,714 2,791 2,020 419 223 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 2 Pukaki Flats 870 719 994 771 101 58 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 3 Ohau Weir 378 417 612 638 105 129 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 4 Lake Ohau Lodge 1,315 1,052 1,395 1,294 148 133 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 4 Omarama 307 276 381 329 53 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 5 Sailors Cutting     1,006 935 128 92 0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 7 Otiake River             0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 8 Tunnel Road 223           0 0 0 0 0 0
Section 8 Saleyards Road       4,570 2,018 1,154 0 0 0 0 0 0

* The subscription to these counters ended in July 2017 and no more information is available for the remainder of this year.

2016
Section Counter Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alt. Route Lake Tekapo 543 680 635 367 167 395 423 601 585 584 339 656
Section 1 Aoraki/Mt Cook 94     171 101 87 122 91 96 164 190 224
Section 1 Jollie Carpark 267 400           11 24 123 97  
Section 2 Lake Pukaki 796 589 792 598 114 121 77 289 298 677 943 1,085
Section 2 Pukaki Flats 660 771 762 489 122 109 65 32 146 328 330 577
Section 3 Ohau Weir 387 439 516 430 83 94 81 61 119 286 233 389
Section 4 Lake Ohau Lodge 1,008 842 1,161 677 116 178 146 228     466 796
Section 4 Omarama 281 196 362 280 66 46 26 47 76 196 183 298
Section 5 Sailors Cutting 1,132 664 915 452 80 72 73 65 266 527 584 1,681
Section 7 Otiake River   277 540 321 80 40 32 18 105 233    
Section 8 Tunnel Road 140 144 343 253 31 61 70 36 61 113 144 112
Section 8 Saleyards Road 2,820 2,977 2,524 2,780 1,705 1,103 1,738 1,836 1,283      

2015
Section Counter Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alt. Route Lake Tekapo 424 345 376 586 311 117 169 312 203 321 277 471
Section 1 Aoraki/Mt Cook 341 267 395 220 138 40 35 43 35 73 83 81
Section 1 Jollie Carpark 329 334 492 334 126 16 38 24 42 146 160 249
Section 2 Lake Pukaki 1,026 1,019 1,124 1,189 200 126 64 100 226 404 391 580
Section 2 Pukaki Flats 539 525 691     33 69 29 98 207 290 466
Section 3 Ohau Weir 1,007 762 926 830 190 58 51 46 86 169 106 250
Section 4 Lake Ohau Lodge 1,066     824 269 81 85 971       662
Section 4 Omarama 689 404 517 440 118 46 24 39 67 74 121 244
Section 5 Sailors Cutting 2,002 1,152 977   178 39 37 61 139 307 336 840
Section 8 Elephant Rocks 432 254 417 311 103 39 47 86 66 156 180  
Section 8 Karara Creek 335 240 298 520 114 42 64 56 72 108 120  
Section 8 Tunnel Road 437 302 533 515 238 49 63 32 42 127 118 123
Section 8 Saleyards Road 2,744 2,420 2,748 2,421 2,003 1,521 1,648 1,623 1,868 2,304 1,978  

2014
Section Counter Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Alt. Route Lake Tekapo                     361 262
Section 1     Jollie Carpark     613 338 122 51 62 48 75 113 225 264
Section 2 Lake Pukaki 1,064 993 1,101 939 249 185 164 80 194 388 628 963
Section 3 Ohau Weir 1,130 768 877 968 211 238 133 128 184 435 519 795
Section 4 Lake Ohau Lodge 1,040 653 978 1,112 303   554     524 583 871
Section 4 Omarama                     918 694
Section 5 Sailors Cutting 395 43 365 749 137 136 75 121       1,469
Section 8 Saleyards Road           278 1,503 2,024 1,819 2,098 2,461 2,346

 

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