Walking:
2 hrs - 2 hrs 30 mins
About the trail
4.3 km one way. one way.
The Pineapple – Flagstaff Walk offers panoramic views over Dunedin and the Otago Harbour. A plane table identifies key features of the landscape visible from the summit.
Dog friendly: No
Things to know
No dogs allowed. The walkway links with a number of other walking tracks in the area. No bicycles.
The Pineapple – Flagstaff Walk offers panoramic views over Dunedin and the Otago Harbour. A plane table identifies key features of the landscape visible from the summit.
The area has an interesting history. In pioneering times a flag was hoisted on Flagstaff Summit whenever a ship entered the harbour, whereupon the male dominated population would flock into the city in the hope of finding a wife.
The pineapple part of the name was adopted by parties of trampers who would rest at the top of a steep section to refresh themselves with tins of pineapple, often leaving the tins hanging in trees or on a fence.
The walkway links with a number of other walking tracks in the area.
How to get there
The Flagstaff – Pineapple Walkway can be accessed from Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road at the west end or from Booth Road at the east.
Maintained by Dunedin City Council