Smooth Hill

Smooth Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Smooth Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Smooth Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.95686, 170.22793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smooth Hill

• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Oval · park · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach Domain · beach · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kaikorai Presbyterian Church · church · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica · church · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Gasworks Museum · museum · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's, Dunedin · church · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Cathedral · church · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smooth Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smooth Hill

• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~33 km · Must-see
• Signal Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bethunes Gully · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~36 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Cargill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see

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