| Queenstown,
adventure capital of the world. Queenstown has safe, breath-taking
activities. Bungy Jump from the world's first commercial bungy
site, swoop and soar in a whitewater raft or surf, jet boat
down canyons, tandem hanglide or parapente. Long walks, four
wheel drive treks, or lunch on a steamboat. Visit the historic
goldmining settlement of Arrowtown, or discover Glenorchy, gateway
to Paradise Valley and the famous Routeburn walking track. |
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| TRAMPING
TRACKS - QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND
Nestled
on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, overlooked by the majestic
Southern Alps, the town was named because "...it
was fit for Queen Victoria." Queenstown is today
recognised internationally as New Zealand's premier
visitor destination. Queenstown has more than just breathtaking
scenery and a diverse range of attractions, it's the
people visitors find enchanting. In fact in 1998, Queenstown
was again voted Friendliest Foreign City in a poll of
37,000 readers of Conde Nast Traveler, a top US Travel
Publication. Queenstown first won the award in 1996. |
Bullendale
& Dynamo Hut tracks
Traverse rugged Skippers Creek to see New Zealand�s
first industrial hydro power scheme or take the
trail to the heart of Skippers� quartz reef mining
history.
Category: Tramping track
Cascade Saddle Route
The Cascade Saddle Route is an alpine crossing between
the West Matukituki and the Dart valleys in Te Wahipounamu
� South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
Category: Route
Distance: Approx. 60
km
Completion Time: 1 -
2 days
Earnslaw
Burn Track
Following Earnslaw Burn through bush to the tussock
basin at the head of this valley for impressive
views of an icefall on Mt Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 4 -
6 hr one way
Glacier Burn
At Glacier Burn you'll climb through beech forest
to Glacier Basin. Follow the creek beyond to view
the Humboldt Mountains.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 2 -
4 hr
Greenstone & Caples tracks
The Caples and Greenstone tracks start from the
car park at the end of Greenstone Road, 86 km from
Queenstown, via Glenorchy. Alternatively, they can
be started from Howden Hut on the Routeburn Track.
Category: Great Walk/Easy
tramping track
Completion Time: 4 -
5 days
Kea Basin Track
It takes half a day to climb to this beautiful
sub-alpine tussock basin beneath Mt Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 4 -
5 hr one way
Mount Alfred
A good zigzag track climbs three quarters of the
way up Mt Alfred. From there you'll follow a marked
route to the bushline.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 3 -
4 hr
Rees-Dart Track
The Rees-Dart Track is a 4 - 5 day tramping circuit
which follows the Rees River and the Dart River,
through leasehold farmland and the southern part
of Mount Aspiring National Park.
Category: Great Walk/Easy
tramping track
Completion Time: 4 -
5 days
Scott Creek Track
This route to a bush-line musterers' hut is for
experienced trampers. It is irregularly marked,
steep and in parts obscure and washed out.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 8 hr
Sugarloaf / Rockburn Track
This marked track traverses moraine through beech
forest from Lake Sylvan.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 8 hr
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WELCOME
TO QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND
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