Fidget Spur

Fidget Spur: 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 Fidget Spur

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 Fidget Spur — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.16097, 173.60665. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fidget Spur

• Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park · sanctuary · Kaikōura · ~7 km · Must-see
• Manakau · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Symons · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Fyffe · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Alarm · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mitre Peak · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dillon Cone · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wards Pass · viewpoint · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Canterbury · ~52 km · Must-see
• Haumuri Bluffs · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Lyford · viewpoint · Hurunui · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ward Beach · beach · Marlborough · ~74 km · Must-see
• Spring Gully · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~1 km
• Bluff Hill · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~5 km
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~7 km
• Kā Whata-Tū-o-Rakihouia / Seaward Kaikōura Range · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~7 km
• Bull Gully · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fidget Spur

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fidget Spur

• Manakau · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Symons · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Fyffe · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Alarm · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mitre Peak · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dillon Cone · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wards Pass · viewpoint · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Haumuri Bluffs · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Lyford · viewpoint · Hurunui · ~63 km · Must-see

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