Beach
Tunnel Beach
Blackhead, Otago
Steep clifftop track down to a hand-cut tunnel and a sandstone sea arch.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
A farm track leads steeply down to a sandstone headland, where a hand-cut tunnel from the 1870s drops to a small beach. Sea stacks and arches line the coast. The track is steep but short, and the climb back up takes it out of you.
Good to know
- Go at lower tide for beach access
- The track is steep, wear shoes with grip
- Do not climb beyond barriers
- Best time
- Low tide, sunrise or sunset
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, small car park, steep track
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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