Trooper

Trooper: 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 Trooper

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 Trooper — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.96299, 176.09135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trooper

• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Featherston Military Training Camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Waimīmiha · viewpoint · Masterton · ~4 km
• Seaview · viewpoint · Masterton · ~10 km
• Mangapakeha Taipo · viewpoint · Masterton · ~11 km
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Masterton · ~11 km
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Masterton · ~12 km
• Tinui Museum · museum · Masterton · ~12 km
• Windy · viewpoint · Masterton · ~12 km
• Maunsell · viewpoint · Masterton · ~14 km
• Kerosene Ridge · viewpoint · Masterton · ~14 km
• Haldon · viewpoint · Masterton · ~15 km
• Tinui Taipos · viewpoint · Masterton · ~15 km
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Masterton · ~15 km
• Rangiwhakaoma · cave · Masterton · ~15 km
• End Hill · viewpoint · Masterton · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Trooper

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Trooper

• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~93 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~95 km · Must-see
• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~98 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~101 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~101 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Range · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~109 km · Must-see

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