Moeraki Boulders Lookout

Moeraki Boulders Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Otago, South Island. Moeraki Boulders Lookout is situated nearby to Moeraki Beach, as well as near Hampden Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moeraki Boulders.

Moeraki Boulders

Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampden and Moeraki.

Hampden, a small town in North Otago, New Zealand, lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of Oamaru and 80 kilometres north of the city of Dunedin, to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1.

Moeraki

Village

Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.

Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north Otago area and a railway line, the Moeraki Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877. Moeraki is situated 2½ km southeast of Moeraki Boulders Lookout.

Kātiki

Locality

Kātiki is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of Palmerston and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Kātiki Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula. Kātiki is situated 6 km south of Moeraki Boulders Lookout.

Moeraki Boulders Lookout

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Wheelchair access: yes
Category: tourism
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.34566° or 45° 20′ 44″ south

Longitude

170.8261° or 170° 49′ 34″ east

Open location code

4V6GMR3G+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2649922861

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moeraki Beach and Hampden Beach.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Moeraki Boulders Gift Shop and Moeraki Boulders Restaurant.

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