The Bluffs

The Bluffs: 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 Bluffs

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 Bluffs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.83621, 173.81516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Bluffs

• Old Mans Head · beach · Marlborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Admiralty Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fitzroy Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elaine Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stephens Island Light · beach · Marlborough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tennyson Inlet · beach · Marlborough · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tawero Point · beach · Marlborough · ~34 km · Must-see
• Croisilles Harbour · beach · Marlborough · ~35 km · Must-see
• Penzance Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pelorus Sound · beach · Marlborough · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fairy Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Amokura · fort · Marlborough · ~51 km · Must-see
• Port Gore · beach · Marlborough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whangamoa Valley · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~56 km · Must-see
• Te Taonui-a-Kupe / Cape Jackson · beach · Marlborough · ~57 km · Must-see
• Delaware Bay · beach · Nelson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lochmara Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~58 km · Must-see
• Resolution Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Bluffs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Bluffs

• Whangamoa Valley · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bottle Rock · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~79 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~80 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~84 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~84 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~101 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~105 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~113 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Marlborough

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