Knob

Knob: 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 Knob

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 Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.31970, 177.71563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Knob

• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Arowhana · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Eastwoodhill Arboretum · attraction · Gisborne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rhythm and Vines Music Festival · park · Gisborne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Conservation Park · sanctuary · Ōpōtiki · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harry Barker Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Range · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~56 km · Must-see
• Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Childers Road Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing National Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Titirangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Poverty Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hackfalls Arboretum · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tuaheni Point · beach · Gisborne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Young Nick's Head · fort · Gisborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī · beach · Gisborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Anaura Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Knob

• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Arowhana · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Range · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~56 km · Must-see
• Titirangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~90 km · Must-see
• Huiarau Range · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~91 km · Must-see
• Poutini · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~103 km · Must-see
• Pūtauaki / Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Tarawera · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~132 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Gisborne

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