Loch Loudon

Loch Loudon: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Loch Loudon

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Loch Loudon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.87790, 169.96701. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loch Loudon

• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~36 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~38 km · Must-see
• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kaikorai Presbyterian Church · church · Dunedin City · ~50 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Oval · park · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's, Dunedin · church · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Loch Loudon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Loch Loudon

• Loch Luella · lake · Clutha · ~3 km
• Lake Mahinerangi · lake · Clutha · ~7 km
• Knights Dam · lake · Clutha · ~13 km
• Lake Waipori / Waipōuri · lake · Clutha · ~19 km
• Hawkers Dam · lake · Clutha · ~19 km
• Lake Waipori Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Dunedin City · ~21 km
• Lake Waihola-Gillanders Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~21 km
• Lake Waihola Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~22 km
• Lake Waihola · lake · Clutha · ~22 km
• Malones Dam · lake · Clutha · ~24 km

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