Motukehu / Black Hill

Motukehu / Black Hill: 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 hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Motukehu / Black Hill

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 Motukehu / Black Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.39912, 175.86416. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Motukehu / Black Hill

• Karangahake Gorge · viewpoint · Hauraki · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kauri Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Lemon & Paeroa Bottle · attraction · Hauraki · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kopuatai Peat Dome · sanctuary · Hauraki · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tauranga Harbour · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~34 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Range · viewpoint · Western Bay of Plenty · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tahuna · fort · Matamata Piako · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park · sanctuary · Matamata Piako · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Maunganui · viewpoint · Tauranga City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~49 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hapuakohe Range / Te Hapū-a-Kohe · viewpoint · Waikato · ~54 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Range · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Motukehu / Black Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Motukehu / Black Hill

• Karangahake Gorge · viewpoint · Hauraki · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Range · viewpoint · Western Bay of Plenty · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Maunganui · viewpoint · Tauranga City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hapuakohe Range / Te Hapū-a-Kohe · viewpoint · Waikato · ~54 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Range · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maumaupaki / Camels Back / Te Maungamaupaki · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~68 km · Must-see
• Taupiri · viewpoint · Waikato · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hākarimata Range · viewpoint · Waikato · ~87 km · Must-see

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