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  • Puketapu Summit Walk

    Puketapu Summit Walk

    Walking & HikingWaitaki, Otago New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Puketapu Summit Walk

    Walking & HikingWaitaki, Otago New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Updated Jan 2025

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    10 Reviews

    🇬🇧
    Anonymous
    Jan 18, 2025
    Positive

    Oh she’s steep, but she’s beautiful! It’s not “dangerous on the way down” as other comments say, in fact you can fly down in half the time it takes to get up, and it’s pretty well trodden.

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    Anonymous
    Feb 7, 2020
    Positive

    Nice walk, but VERY steep. Bring plenty of water, proper shoes and long pants! Awesome 360° view from the top.

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    Anonymous
    Dec 26, 2019
    Positive

    We went up the path on the right and went down on the left. It took us 1.5 hours to take a break and enjoy the view. It was pretty steep, but not mushy despite the last two rainy days. On the left path we were happy with our long trousers because there are many thistles growing there.

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    Anonymous
    Nov 6, 2018
    Positive

    Excellent ballad! There are two paths one of which is really worth climbing

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    Anonymous
    Oct 13, 2018
    Neutral

    Horrible to climb not really way and dangerous to go down

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    Anonymous
    Sep 7, 2018
    Negative

    Closed for lambing

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    Anonymous
    Jan 20, 2018
    Positive

    Two different paths. Go left at the second water take for a steep climb, go right for a more gentle climb which approaches the top of the hill from the other side.

    Anonymous
    Sep 11, 2017
    Neutral

    Closed for lambing at the moment

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    Anonymous
    Jun 5, 2017
    Positive

    Very hard walk but worth it for me !

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    Anonymous
    Apr 21, 2017
    Neutral

    Very steep and slippery, there is no real path and it's not recommended to go there without solid shoes. We went there for sunrise which was quite cool, but I wouldn't do it again, even though it only takes about 30 minutes.

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