Pukepahi

Pukepahi: 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 Pukepahi

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 Pukepahi — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.42558, 169.50776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pukepahi

• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~14 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~22 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nugget Point Lighthouse · fort · Clutha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tokatā / Nugget Point · beach · Clutha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~33 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~60 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~63 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eastern Southland Gallery · museum · Clutha · ~71 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pukepahi

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pukepahi

• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~103 km · Must-see
• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~109 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~110 km · Must-see

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