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Things to Do at The Hidden Loop & Around Moeraki

A quiet pocket of the Otago coast

Some days you won't leave the deck. Other days you'll want to be out from breakfast.
Both are good. Here's what's on offer either way.

at the cabin

Slow things, close by

Everything below happens nearby the cabin. Most of it happens without any planning at all.

A woman walking through a shallow creek surrounded by dense green trees in a forest.

01

WALK THE LOOP

Your own bush track from the door. Take the short way along the creek and back after a small climb, or the longer climb through the canopy.

SHORT · 60 min

LONG · 2-3 hrs

ON PROPERTY

A stone-covered sauna heater with a metal grill on top. The heater has a label reading 'alpine saunas' and a small viewing window showing a fiery interior.

02

SAUNA &
COLD PLUNGE

Wood-fired barrel sauna a few minutes from the cabin, with a cold plunge in the creek for the brave.

ON PROPERTY

Three women relaxing in a hot tub at night, with a fire pit in the background.

03

WOOD-FIRED HOT TUB

When you're ready simply light it and stoke it — best at last light, with the bush going quiet.

ON PROPERTY

Two people sitting by a fireplace, tending to the fire with their hands.

04

OUTDOOR FIRE & PIZZA NIGHTS

An open fire and a stone pizza kit just out from the deck.

ON PROPERTY

A small bird with brown and white feathers perched on a tree branch, with green leaves in the background.

Birdwatching

The bush around the loop is alive with native species. Mornings are loudest. Sit on the deck with a coffee — they'll come to you.

FANTAILS

TUI

BELLBIRDS

KERERU

NZ FALCON

Nearby Experiences

Within an easy drive

Large round boulders on a sandy beach with waves and green hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

05

MOERAKI BOULDERS

Spherical boulders scattered along the beach at low tide.

15 MIN · 12 KM

A boat on a wooden cradle at a lakeside, with a sandy beach and calm water holding several other boats, green hills, and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

06

MOERAKI VILLAGE

Working fishing village with a lighthouse and seal colony.

18 MIN · 15 KM

A street view of a small commercial area with a gas station, stores, and parked cars under a clear blue sky. Signs display gas prices and store names.

07

HAMPDEN VILLAGE

Café stops, the closest grocery basics a pub and takeaways.

10 MIN · 8 KM

A gravel dirt trail through dense green forest with trees and bushes on both sides and patches of sunlight on the ground.

08

TROTTERS GORGE

Limestone cliffs and a bush walking track through the reserve.

20 MIN · 16 KM

A penguin chick standing on rocks with its wings outstretched.

09

OAMARU

Victorian precinct, blue penguin colony, gardens, galleries.

35 MIN · 35 KM

A monarch butterfly resting on a person's hand outdoors.

10

DUNEDIN

A city day when you need one — the Otago Museum's tropical butterfly house, the Botanic Garden, and the Octagon for lunch.

1.2 HRS · 110 KM

Stay in. Head out. Or do both.

Some guests fill their days.
Others barely leave the deck.

Either is exactly the point.

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