Sandfly Bay Track
An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand.
Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 356 ft
- climb
- 352 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sandfly Bay Track is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Otago, New Zealand. It runs between about 0 ft and 350 ft above sea level, with roughly 0 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Harwood, about 5.7 miles south of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Patrons Hill, Dicks Hill and Peggys Hill. For camping, Portobello Village Tourist Park and Dunedin Holiday Park & Motels are within about 6 miles. There are 12 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 Sandfly Bay Track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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