Otago · Hiking

41 Peg Road

1.8 mi
round trip: 1,483 ft
climb: 716 ft
high point: Out and back
route

41 Peg Road is an out-and-back trail, 1.8 miles each way (3.6 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand. It runs between about 10 ft and 720 ft above sea level, with roughly 410 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Dunedin, about 2.8 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Highcliff Hill, Signal Hill and Patrons Hill. For camping, Dunedin Holiday Park & Motels and Leith Valley Touring Park are within about 6 miles. There are 14 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Sandfly Bay Track · Sullivans Dam · Telecom Track

Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive

Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sandfly Bay Track

~6 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Photo: (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sullivans Dam

~10 min drive

A 0.9-mile loop in Otago, New Zealand.

Telecom Track

~3 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.6 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

The Emersons Big Easy

~3 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 2.0 miles each way (3.9 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Paradise Road

~4 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.0 miles each way (2.0 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Jubilee Park

~6 min drive

A 0.5-mile loop in Otago, New Zealand.

Greenacres Track

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Davies Track

~9 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.3 miles each way (2.5 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Braidwood Road

~6 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Porkies Track

~11 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.2 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.

Also worth it near here

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Smaills Beach

~3 min drive

St. Clair to Lawyers Head Trail

~4 min drive

Photo: Benchill, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Signal Hill

~4 min drive

Photo: Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

MYHUB Holiday Parks Dunedin

~7 min drive

Nichols waterfall

~9 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at 41 Peg Road for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.