Cattle Ridge

Cattle Ridge: 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 Cattle Ridge

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 Cattle Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.34982, 174.95217. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cattle Ridge

• Mount Matthews · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~7 km · Must-see
• St Alban's Anglican Church - Eastbourne · church · Lower Hutt City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Pencarrow Lighthouse · fort · Lower Hutt City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pencarrow Head · beach · Wellington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Baring Head Lighthouse · beach · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Baring Head · beach · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Turakirae Head · beach · Wellington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson · beach · Wellington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Worser Bay · beach · Wellington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Ballance · fort · Wellington City · ~14 km · Must-see
• First State House (1937) · fort · Wellington City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Crawford · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kau Point Battery · fort · Wellington City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Shelly Bay · beach · Wellington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lyall Bay · beach · Wellington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Massey Memorial · fort · Wellington City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Evans Bay · beach · Wellington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Te Raekaihau · beach · Wellington City · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cattle Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cattle Ridge

• Mount Matthews · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Crawford · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Victoria · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Te Ahumairangi Hill · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kaukau · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~31 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Range · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~46 km · Must-see

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