Moeraki Boulders: 2 km in Otago
The Moeraki Boulders is a named day walk in Otago. The governing figure used here is 2 km (DOC · Koekohe Beach), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is Tide window. Grade: Beach. Season window: Year-round; best at low tide.
A short beach walk. Low tide. Moeraki village and Hampden are the nearest beds; Oamaru is the town. On the Alps 2 Ocean finish corridor.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Oamaru, Hampden, Koekohe Beach, Moeraki village. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Oamaru — town. Hampden — nearest village. Koekohe Beach — the boulders. Moeraki village — harbour, kai.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Koekohe Beach. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
