McRae Spur

McRae 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 McRae 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 McRae Spur — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.96026, 173.73161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McRae Spur

• Tapuae-o-Uenuku · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Alarm · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mitre Peak · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Symons · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park · sanctuary · Kaikōura · ~38 km · Must-see
• Manakau · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ward Beach · beach · Marlborough · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Fyffe · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wards Pass · viewpoint · Tasman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Te Rae-o-Te-Kōhaka / Cape Campbell · beach · Marlborough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cape Campbell Lighthouse · beach · Marlborough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Horton Park · park · Marlborough · ~66 km · Must-see
• Clifford Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dillon Cone · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Red Spur · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~2 km
• Shoering Spur · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~2 km
• The Bridge · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~3 km
• Camden · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McRae Spur

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McRae Spur

• Tapuae-o-Uenuku · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Alarm · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mitre Peak · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Symons · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Manakau · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Fyffe · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wards Pass · viewpoint · Tasman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Dillon Cone · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Maungakura / Red Hill · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~84 km · Must-see
• Haumuri Bluffs · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~86 km · Must-see

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