Sandfly Bay Track
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 15 min
- Distance
- 560 m
- Route
- Return
- Dogs
- No dogs
Access: read before you go
Dunedin is home to rare and special wildlife. Do not disturb, touch, feed or go too close to wildlife. Sea lions and other seals View all seal and sea lions from a safe distance of at least 20 m and do not disturb them. If you must pass sea lions on the beach, keep as much distance as possible and do not loiter. Penguins Stay at least 50 m away from penguins. Never approach them. Do not block their entry and exit from the water as this prevents them from returning to feed chicks. Do not use flash photography. Red-billed gulls Do not feed or harass gulls. Don’t let dogs chase them. They are endangered and vulnerable to human disturbance. Drones and wildlife It is an offence to fly drones within 150 m of marine mammals or 300 m vertically above. The use of drones is prohibited in many sensitive areas and can require a permit elsewhere. Find more information on recreational drone use on conservation land.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzTurn off Highcliff Road onto Seal Point Road. The track begins at the Sandfly Bay carpark at the end of this road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.89350° S, 170.63948° E
About this place
Walk to Sandfly Bay and enjoy beautiful coastal views.
The route
Take a stroll down the path through farmland to the viewing platform. Enjoy the views of Sandfly Bay, the coastline and the wild ocean. Past the platform, the track to the beach follows a sandhill and is steep. It is maintained to a tramping track standard only, due to sand movement and erosion. Follow the orange marker poles and signs to stay on the track. A good level of fitness is required on this track. Take care as erosion can damage the sandhill making some parts difficult to walk. See the Dunedin Wildlife Care Code for information about wildlife interactions in the Know before you go section.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Tsunami risk
This track is susceptible to tsunami. If a siren sounds or a tsunami alert is received move to higher ground and stay away from the coast until the risk or alert period is over.
Dunedin Wildlife Care Code
Dunedin is home to rare and special wildlife. Do not disturb, touch, feed or go too close to wildlife. Sea lions and other seals View all seal and sea lions from a safe distance of at least 20 m and do not disturb them. If you must pass sea lions on the beach, keep as much distance as possible and do not loiter. Penguins Stay at least 50 m away from penguins. Never approach them. Do not block their entry and exit from the water as this prevents them from returning to feed chicks. Do not use flash photography. Red-billed gulls Do not feed or harass gulls. Don’t let dogs chase them. They are endangered and vulnerable to human disturbance. Drones and wildlife It is an offence to fly drones within 150 m of marine mammals or 300 m vertically above. The use of drones is prohibited in many sensitive areas and can require a permit elsewhere. Find more information on recreational drone use on conservation land.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Easy • 10 min • 500 m • 5.14 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.