Shepherd

Shepherd: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shepherd

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 Shepherd — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.25581, 175.85979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherd

• Featherston Military Training Camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fernside Homestead · fort · South Wairarapa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Featherston prisoner of war camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Longwood House · fort · South Wairarapa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wairarapa Moana Wetland · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Range · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pūtangirua Pinnacles · attraction · South Wairarapa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pukeroro · viewpoint · Carterton · ~4 km
• Oumakura Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Carterton · ~6 km
• Te Unuunu · viewpoint · Carterton · ~7 km
• Widows · viewpoint · Carterton · ~9 km
• Taipō Minor · viewpoint · Carterton · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherd

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shepherd

• Aorangi Range · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~82 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Matthews · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~89 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~90 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~90 km · Must-see

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