Old Possumer's Track

Old Possumer's Track: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Possumer's Track

Season: October to February.

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 Old Possumer's Track — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.55378, 169.48547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Possumer's Track

• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~8 km · Must-see
• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~9 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~13 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nugget Point Lighthouse · fort · Clutha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tokatā / Nugget Point · beach · Clutha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~43 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~58 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tahakopa Bay Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~1 km
• Papatowai Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Possumer's Track

Other treks near Old Possumer's Track

• GW - 09 Rakiura Track · trek · Southland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Old Coach Road Track · trek · Clutha · ~1 km
• Winton Walkway · trek · Southland · ~125 km
• Winton Heritage Trail · trek · Southland · ~126 km
• Tunnel Beach Walk · trek · Dunedin City · ~128 km
• Powder Creek Circuit · trek · Dunedin City · ~138 km
• Racemans Track · trek · Dunedin City · ~139 km
• Te Ara Moana - SH88 section of Te Aka Ōtākou · trek · Dunedin City · ~142 km
• Leith Saddle Track · trek · Dunedin City · ~143 km
• Kings Track · trek · Southland · ~145 km

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