Highwic

Highwic: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Highwic

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Highwic — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -36.87182, 174.77494. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highwic

• Saint Michael's Catholic Church · church · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Grafton Volcano · viewpoint · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Newmarket Park · park · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kaitiaki · attraction · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Eden · viewpoint · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Auckland War Memorial Museum · museum · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ewelme Cottage · fort · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Anglican Church · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Church of the Holy Sepulchure · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Hobson · viewpoint · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint John · viewpoint · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Te Pou Hawaiki · viewpoint · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's-in-Holy Trinity · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hunua Falls · waterfall · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Cathedral · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mountain Fountain · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Benedict's Church · church · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Basque Park · park · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Highwic

Other forts & heritage near Highwic

• Ewelme Cottage · fort · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Blandford Park · fort · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Symonds Street NZ Wars memorial · fort · Auckland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Albert Park Tunnels · fort · Auckland · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sir George Grey · fort · Auckland · ~3 km · Must-see
• General Assembly House · fort · Auckland · ~3 km · Must-see
• Grand Central Apartments · fort · Auckland · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pah Homestead · fort · Auckland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Takapuna · fort · Auckland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Te Pane-o-Horoiwi · fort · Auckland · ~11 km · Must-see

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