Matakaea

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

Best time to visit Matakaea

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Matakaea — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.47738, 170.81995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matakaea

• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~9 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taiaroa Head · attraction · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~50 km · Must-see
• Victory Beach · beach · Otago · ~51 km · Must-see
• Iona Church · church · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity - Port Chalmers · church · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Matakaea

Other forts & heritage near Matakaea

• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Larnach Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Cenotaph · fort · Dunedin City · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Palmerston South African War memorial · fort · Waitaki · ~10 km
• Huriawa · fort · Dunedin City · ~27 km
• Māpoutahi · fort · Dunedin City · ~41 km

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