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Molesworth Homestead lookout
Molesworth, Marlborough
Twenty-minute walk behind the Cob Cottage to a view over Molesworth Station.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 40 min
The track starts at a gate behind the historic Molesworth Cob Cottage, built in 1866, and crosses a paddock to a viewpoint over the homestead and farm buildings. It's a good break on the long Acheron Road through the Molesworth Recreation Reserve. Check the Awatere turn-off sign for whether the road is open.
Good to know
- If Molesworth Road is closed, don't go past the Cob Cottage
- Picnic and toilets at Blairich Reserve and Hodder Bridge on the way
- Open
- Summer; road may close in winter
- Getting there
- Gravel Awatere Valley/Acheron Road, about 85 to 122 km from Blenheim
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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