WalkHidden gem

Mapoutahi Pā

Purakaunui, Otago

Walk along Purakaunui Bay's beach to Mapoutahi Pā.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
60 min
Mapoutahi Pā
Alistair Paterson from Dunedin, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0

A sandy-beach walk of about 45 minutes around Purakaunui Bay to Mapoutahi Pā, a headland pā site. Pick a lower tide and you'll have an easier time of it.

Good to know

  • Plan around tide
  • Take sun cover
Getting there
Short walk from the road end or car park; DOC lists it as 45 min (easy).

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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