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Location. Lake Ōhau is 320 kilometres (four hours drive) south of Christchurch and 275 kilometres (three hours drive) north of Dunedin.It is accessed by turning off State Highway 8 between Twizel and Omarama on to Lake Ōhau Road which arrives at Lake Ōhau after about 17 kilometres.
Downhill section of Alps 2 Ocean, just past Sailors Cutting, on the edge of Lake Benmore. The first half of this 24 km (15 mi) section over the Omarama Saddle is on a dedicated cycle trail next to SH83, from Sailors Cutting the trail follows the edge of Lake Benmore to Benmore Dam. From here it is a 6 km (3.7 mi) detour off the main route to ...
From Pukaki the highway turns southwest across the upper reaches of the Waitaki Valley, passing through the former hydroelectricity service town of Twizel and Omarama before again climbing to cross the Lindis Pass, which, at 971 metres, is the highest point on the highway's path.
Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.It was formed in 1977–1981 as part of the Waitaki hydroelectric project. [1] It lies on the traditional boundary of the Canterbury and Otago provinces, with the town of Twizel two kilometres to the north.
Twizel (centre distance) from the air, alongside Lake Ruataniwha. Lake Benmore is seen in the foreground. Twizel (/ ˈ t w aɪ z əl /) is the largest town in the Mackenzie District, in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town was founded in 1968 to house construction workers on the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric Scheme ...
The title of “clearest lake in the world” and photos of the stunning landscape have since been shared widely on social media, making the lake a popular tourist destination between December and ...
Omarama is in the Waitaki District, in the southern Canterbury region. The Ahuriri River is a short distance to the north of the township. Omarama is 30 km (20 minutes drive) southwest of Twizel, 40 km (30 minutes drive) southeast of Lake Ōhau and 32 km (21 minutes drive) northeast of the Lindis Pass.
The 126-acre Tokugawa shrine and temple complex — which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999 — is less than 10 miles from Lake Chuzenji, where the Mount Nantai climb begins, but ...