Otago · Hiking

Moon Track

0.6 mi
round trip: 654 ft
climb: 1,112 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Moon Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand. It runs between about 500 ft and 1,110 ft above sea level, with roughly 50 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Dunedin, about 3.2 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Flagstaff, Swampy Summit and Pigeon Hill. Nichols waterfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Leith Valley Touring Park and MYHUB Holiday Parks Dunedin are within about 6 miles. There are 32 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 · Sullivans Dam · Old Pineapple Track · Chalkies Track

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

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Old Pineapple Track

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Chalkies Track

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Porkies Track

~2 min drive

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Swampy Summit Track

~1 min drive

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Ben Rudds Track

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Morrisons Burn Track

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Possum Busters Track

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Also worth it near here

Nichols waterfall

~0 min drive

Nichols Falls Track

~1 min drive

Photo: Photo taken by James Dignan, Grutness at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Flagstaff

~3 min drive

Ben Rudds Hut

~3 min drive

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

MYHUB Holiday Parks Dunedin

~5 min drive

Conditions and forecast

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