Blacksmith

Blacksmith: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blacksmith

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Blacksmith — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.93783, 169.36497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blacksmith

• Dunstan Mountains · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pisa Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kawarau Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~40 km · Must-see
• That Wānaka Tree · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~46 km · Must-see
• Roys Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• St John's Presbyterian Church · church · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Remarkables · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Coronet Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~62 km · Must-see
• Treble Cone · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blacksmith

Other forts & heritage near Blacksmith

• Queenstown Police Station · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eichardt's Private Hotel · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Take Kārara · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~40 km
• Kawarau Bridge · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~47 km
• Arrowtown and Districts War Memorial · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km
• Miners monument · fort · Central Otago · ~61 km
• Williams Cottage · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~70 km
• The Fort · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~95 km
• Grave of Donald Keith · fort · Southland · ~126 km
• Gabriel Read Monument · fort · Clutha · ~136 km

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