Roadside oddityHidden gem

Pukaki Boulders

Twizel, Canterbury

Ten-minute stroll to giant glacial erratics beside Lake Pūkaki.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
25 min

About 5 km from the SH8 turnoff on Aoraki/Mt Cook Road (SH80), a stile on the lake side marks a short track to large boulders left by a glacier more than 12,000 years ago.

Good to know

  • Stile on the Lake Pukaki side of SH80
Open
All year
Getting there
Roadside on SH80 about 5 km from SH8
Vehicles
Campervans fine

The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.

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