Old Man

Old Man: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Old Man

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Old Man — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.14194, 170.81003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Man

• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~11 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~59 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~60 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~63 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Clarks Flour Mill · fort · Waitaki · ~4 km
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Totara Estate · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Taipo · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Man

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Old Man

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~81 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~82 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~91 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mount Cargill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~97 km · Must-see

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