Big Gully

Big Gully: 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 Big Gully

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 Big Gully — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.27670, 170.44036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Gully

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~40 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~44 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~47 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~54 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~61 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Gully

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Gully

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~40 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~71 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~72 km · Must-see

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