Walk Dunedin, from the Octagon to the steepest street
Dunedin is a university city in the south of New Zealand, founded by Scottish settlers, with stone buildings, a harbour and some of the steepest streets in the world. FOG starts the map dark and clears only what you walk, and the hills here make it a workout.
The centre
The Octagon, an eight sided plaza, is the centre of Dunedin, with a statue of Robert Burns and St Paul's Cathedral. Princes Street and George Street run through it.
The Dunedin Railway Station, a bluestone and limestone building with a mosaic floor, is one of the most photographed buildings in the country.
The university and the hills
The University of Otago, the oldest in New Zealand, has a Gothic clocktower building by the Water of Leith, a small river. The streets around it are full of student flats.
Baldwin Street, northeast of the centre, has been listed as the steepest residential street in the world. The Dunedin Botanic Garden lies near the university, and the Town Belt, a strip of green, runs across the hills above the city.
Coverage
Dunedin is cool, with changeable weather. The hills make walking hard work.
The Otago Peninsula, across the harbour, has wildlife and Larnach Castle. The centre is compact enough to clear in a few days.
Share the shape you walked
After a proper walk FOG can offer a walk card: the shape of the route you just covered in Dunedin, ready to post as a square, a story or the bare shape. The lifetime card shows the area you have unfogged, the distance travelled and how much of the city you have lit.
It all runs on your phone with no account and no cloud. Choose kilometres in Settings, pick a fog colour (Midnight, Abyss, Violet, Ember or Slate) and a density, and walk. Exploring is free, and one purchase of FOG Unlimited opens every rank, every path and Google Timeline and GPX import.
Questions people actually ask
Where is Baldwin Street?
Northeast of the centre of Dunedin. It has been listed as the steepest residential street in the world.
What is the Octagon in Dunedin?
The eight sided plaza at the centre of the city.
Is there a subscription?
No. Exploring is free and FOG Unlimited is a single purchase. There is never a subscription.
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