Long Beach (South) Walking Track
Port Chalmers · Otago · Loop
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Dogs must be on a lead within 20 m of wildlife”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Long Beach (South) Walking Track
Long Beach (South) Walking Track covers 0.4 km, near Port Chalmers in Otago, walked as a loop.
A flat grass track through Long Beach Recreation Reserve leading to Long Beach (Warauwerawera), a sandy surf beach north of Dunedin near Purakaunui. New Zealand sea lions breed here over summer, so dogs must be leashed within 20 m of wildlife.
Graded easy, it climbs about 7 m overall, pitching up to 4 % at its steepest, and takes about 6m to walk.
Dogs are welcome here.
