Starting Block

Starting Block: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Starting Block

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Starting Block — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.36649, 175.04695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starting Block

• Te Kuiti Bible Church · church · Waitomo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gardner's Gut · cave · Waitomo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Aranui Cave · cave · Waitomo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Caves Scenic Reserve · cave · Waitomo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Big Apple · attraction · Waitomo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Castle Craig · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kāwhia Harbour · beach · Ōtorohanga · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kakepuku · viewpoint · Waipā · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pirongia · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pirongia Forest Park · sanctuary · Ōtorohanga · ~53 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~54 km · Must-see
• Te Awamutu Methodist Church · church · Waipā · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Anglican Church · church · Waipā · ~58 km · Must-see
• Aotea Harbour · beach · Waikato · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Starting Block

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Starting Block

• Castle Craig · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kakepuku · viewpoint · Waipā · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pirongia · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pureora Forest Park · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Karioi · viewpoint · Waikato · ~75 km · Must-see
• Maungatautari · viewpoint · Waipā · ~75 km · Must-see

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