The Stony Ridge

The Stony 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 The Stony 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 The Stony Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.96281, 170.87550. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Stony Ridge

• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~35 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~53 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~75 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~75 km · Must-see
• Awamoko Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~6 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~6 km
• Cliffords Table · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Table Top Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~11 km
• Division Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~11 km
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Stony Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Stony Ridge

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~75 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~108 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~108 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~112 km · Must-see

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