Moeraki Boulders
A scatter of huge, almost perfectly round boulders lying on Koekohe Beach on the Otago coast. Some are about two metres across, and they formed slowly in the mudstone seabed some 60 million years ago before the sea wore them out.
- Where
- Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -45.3453, 170.8261
Get the Moeraki Boulders stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Moeraki Boulders. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Otago volume with your photos and a note.
Near Moeraki Boulders
Otago Peninsula 59 km
A hilly finger of land forming the eastern wall of Otago Harbour in Dunedin. It has a colony of royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, yellow eyed penguins and Larnach Castle, the only castle in New Zealand.
Larnach Castle 59 km
A mock castle on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula, within the limits of Dunedin. It was built in the 1870s by the banker and politician William Larnach, and its rooms and gardens are open to visitors with views over the harbour.
Baldwin Street 60 km
A residential street in North East Valley, Dunedin, certified by Guinness World Records as the steepest street in the world. It has a gradient of about 1 in 2.86 at its steepest, and each year hosts a charity race where people roll chocolate balls down it.
Otago Museum 63 km
A museum near the centre of Dunedin beside the University of Otago, also called Tūhura Otago Museum. It is one of the country's largest museums, with collections in natural science, Māori and Pacific culture, and a tropical butterfly house.
Dunedin Railway Station 64 km
A grand railway station in Dunedin, opened in 1906 and designed by George Troup, who was nicknamed Gingerbread George. It is built of dark basalt and white Oamaru stone in a Flemish Renaissance style, and the tiled floors show a mosaic of a steam engine.
St Paul's Cathedral 64 km
An Anglican cathedral in The Octagon, the central square of Dunedin, close to the Town Hall. It is the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin and the mother church of the diocese, with a stone nave and a tall spire facing the square.
Lake Ohau 144 km
A glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin, fed by the Hopkins and Dobson rivers from the Southern Alps. A small alpine village on its shore is known for ski fields and, from 2020, for the damage of a major wildfire.
Nugget Point 145 km
A steep headland on the Otago coast at the northern end of the Catlins, reached by road from Kaka Point. A lighthouse built in 1870 stands at its tip, surrounded by rocky islets, with seabirds, seals and sea lions below.
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Questions
Where is Moeraki Boulders?
Moeraki Boulders is in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Otago Peninsula (59 km), Larnach Castle (59 km), Baldwin Street (60 km).
How do I get the Moeraki Boulders stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Moeraki Boulders and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Otago volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Moeraki Boulders before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Otago volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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