Poha

Poha: 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 Poha

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 Poha — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.64889, 177.67103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poha

• Eastwoodhill Arboretum · attraction · Gisborne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hackfalls Arboretum · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rhythm and Vines Music Festival · park · Gisborne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Young Nick's Head · fort · Gisborne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harry Barker Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī · beach · Gisborne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Poverty Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Childers Road Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing National Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Titirangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tuaheni Point · beach · Gisborne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~49 km · Must-see
• SS Talune · fort · Hawke's Bay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mōkau Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~63 km · Must-see
• GW - 01 Lake Waikaremoana · trek · Wairoa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Parinuiterā / Gable End Foreland · beach · Gisborne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Te Urewera National Park · sanctuary · Wairoa · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Poha

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Poha

• Titirangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Huiarau Range · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Arowhana · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~78 km · Must-see
• Poutini · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~81 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Range · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~101 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~110 km · Must-see
• Maungaharuru Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~116 km · Must-see
• Tarapōnui · viewpoint · Hastings · ~121 km · Must-see
• Pūtauaki / Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~126 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Gisborne

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