Snake Gully

Snake 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 Snake 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 Snake Gully — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.11494, 176.23748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snake Gully

• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Forest Park · sanctuary · Manawatū · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~52 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~56 km · Must-see
• Te Angiangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Hawke's Bay · ~65 km · Must-see
• Te Aho-a-Māui / Cape Turnagain · beach · Tararua · ~66 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Anglican Church · church · Palmerston North City · ~75 km · Must-see
• Whetūkura · fort · Tararua · ~8 km
• Paeroa · viewpoint · Tararua · ~9 km
• Rangitoto · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~10 km
• Matamau Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Tararua · ~10 km
• Horerua · viewpoint · Tararua · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Snake Gully

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Snake Gully

• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~52 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kōhinerākau / Kohinurākau · viewpoint · Hastings · ~83 km · Must-see
• Te Mata Peak · viewpoint · Hastings · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~112 km · Must-see
• Kaweka Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~116 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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