Sows Gap

Sows Gap: 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 Sows Gap

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 Sows Gap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.83840, 167.87007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sows Gap

• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Southland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Takitimu Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clifden Caves - Lower Entrance · cave · Southland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Clifden Suspension Bridge · attraction · Southland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pearl Harbour · beach · Southland · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Kepler Mire · sanctuary · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ōhekeia / Longwood Range · viewpoint · Southland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Manapouri · lake · Southland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pōhuruhuru / Pomona Island · river spot · Southland · ~60 km · Must-see
• GW - 08 Kepler Track · trek · Southland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Te Waewae Bay · beach · Southland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hump Ridge Trail - 03 Port Craig to car park · trek · Southland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ō-te-horua-a-Te-Puhituia / Mount Luxmore · viewpoint · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sows Gap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sows Gap

• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Southland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Takitimu Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ōhekeia / Longwood Range · viewpoint · Southland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ō-te-horua-a-Te-Puhituia / Mount Luxmore · viewpoint · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mid Dome · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~74 km · Must-see

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