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Prospect Hill Track

In the Obelisk Range

Trail7.1 km · 4.4 miHard · 7/10Best Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Omeo Gully Track 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Obelisk Range →

Otago, New ZealandAldinga Conservation AreaConroys Creek Historic Sites · Aldinga Conservation AreaAldinga Conservation AreaOtagoEarnscleugh Tailings Track · OtagoLake Roxburgh Walkway · OtagoOmeo Gully Track · OtagoKopuwai Conservation AreaKopuwai Track to Sisters Track · Kopuwai Conservation AreaObelisk Loop Track · Kopuwai Conservation AreaKopuwai Conservation AreaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 11–15 °C (52–59 °F)

  1. J15°6°77
  2. F15°6°62
  3. M12°4°70
  4. A9°1°56
  5. M4°-2°62
  6. J1°-5°56
  7. J-1°-6°48
  8. A1°-5°48
  9. S5°-3°51
  10. O8°-1°62
  11. N11°2°57
  12. D13°4°87

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

From this track on a clear day you can see the Manuherikia basin, the Old Woman, Dunstan and Raggedy ranges.

NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).

Trail facts

Length
7.1 km · 4.4 mi (DOC route geometry)
Source
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
Difficulty
Hard (7/10) (Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
Typical time (DOC)
6–8 hr return
Official page
doc.govt.nz/link/b41d83cd0dda40a69432d55630a
Mountain range
Obelisk Range (Inland Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km SW of Clyde (Central Otago District, Otago) · GeoNames
Connects to
Obelisk Loop Track (at its start or end)
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
New Zealand
Region
Otago
Continent
Oceania
Route centre
-45.2562, 169.2160
How it’s scored

Hard (7/10). Official rating: Advanced · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0).

A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Omeo Gully Track

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Otago

Obelisk Loop Track

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Kopuwai Conservation Area

Conroys Creek Historic Sites

5.1 mi · 8.2 km · Aldinga Conservation Area

Kopuwai Track to Sisters Track

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Kopuwai Conservation Area

Earnscleugh Tailings Track

7 mi · 11 km · Otago

Flat Top Hill Tramping Track

7 mi · 12 km · Flat Top Hill Conservation Area

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