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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Strath Taieri

Middlemarch · New Zealand  ·  Warg chase across glacial valley

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed at Strath Taieri, Middlemarch. The dwarves flee a Warg attack across this wide glacial valley, with a range rising behind them.

Where to go

-45.40575, 170.183475

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
On screen
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In real life
Strath Taieri, Middlemarch
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film at Strath Taieri?
At -45.40575, 170.183475 in Middlemarch. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Strath Taieri?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Strath Taieri?
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