Boulders Low Tide Free
An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.
Photo: itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 47 ft
- climb
- 39 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Boulders Low Tide Free is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand, inside Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki Scenic Reserve. It stays at about 40 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is sand. The nearest town is Moeraki, about 1.3 miles northwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Moeraki. For camping, Moeraki Village Holiday Park and Hampden Beach Motor Camp are within about 6 miles. There are 4 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.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Boulders Low Tide Free for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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