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Gibbston Highway

Kawarau Suspension Bridge

Kawarau Falls Bridge

LAKE WAKATIPU

Robertson St

Frankton Rd

Kingston Rd

Peninsula Rd

Gorg

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Jardine Park

Sculpture Trail

Queenstown Gardens

LAKE HAYES

Centennial Ave

McDonnell Rd

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Malaghans Rd

Speargrass Flat Rd

Hogans Gully RdRutherford Rd

Chinese Village

Millbrook

The Hills

Arrowtown Golf Course

Queenstown Trails Trust is part of the national Nga Haerenga Great Rides Network

For Trail maintenance information contact services@qldc.govt.nz

Destination Queenstown is the regional tourism organisation for Queenstown.

Conserving New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage

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Welcome to the Queenstown Trail, New Zealand’s most popular Great Ride – Nga Haerenga.Come and experience the full grandeur of Queenstown and journey along 120kms of trails alongside awe-inspiring alpine vistas, crystal clear lakes, stunning river gorges and hidden ruins. Combine your active adventure with world-class accommodation, food and wine for an experience you will savour forever.

The Queenstown Trail now allows public access to unspoilt private land, traversing two mighty suspension bridges, crossing three iconic rivers and circumnavigating two lakes... all set in dramatic Lord of the Rings landscapes.

Accessible all year round and suitable for all abilities with trails ranging from easy to intermediate; the Queenstown Trail can be enjoyed by everyone. Come for an hour, a day or stay for four – bring your friends and family and discover a whole new side to Queenstown.

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By buying this map you are helping fund trail maintenance and improvement

THANKS TO YOU

TRAIL PARTNERS

Bike Hire / Repair

Things to Do / Tour Operators / Transport

Accommodation

Food & Drink

1. Arrowtown Bike Hire

2. E-Bikes 4 Trails

3. Charge About Queenstown Electric Bikes

4. Outside Sports

5. Queenstown Bike Tours

6. Queenstown Bike Tours - CBD

7. Vertigo Bikes

8. Around the Basin Bike Tours

9. Cycle Higher Bike Hire

10. Kinross Cottages & Store

11. Lakes District Museum

12. Kawarau Bungy Centre

13. Gibbston Valley Wines

14. Millbrook Resort

15. Gibbston Tavern

16. Queenstown Golf Club

17. Fat Tyre Adventures

18. KJet

19. Black

20. Jacks Point Clubhouse

21. ArrowfieldApartments

22. Arrowtown Viking Lodge Motel

23. Jewel on Speargrass

24. Hilton Queenstown

25. Novotel Queenstown

26. The Spire Hotel

27. Hotel St Moritz Queenstown

28. Pinewood Lodge

29. Copthorne Hotel & Resort

30. Queenstown Park Hotel

31. SofitelHotel&Spa

32. Spinnaker Bay Apartments

33. Millennium Hotel Queenstown

34. Goldridge Resort

35. The Rees Hotel

36. AmisfieldWinery&Bistro

37. Mantra Restaurant

38. Graze

39. Fork & Pedal Tours

40. Smokorun

41. Revolution Tours

42. The Sherwood

43. Torpedo 7

44. Postmasters Arrowtown

45. Remarkables Market

46. Heritage Hotel

47. Ramada Hotel

48. Mercure Queenstown Resort

49. Relax It's Done

Please support the Queenstown Trail

www.queenstowntrail.org.nz

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www.queenstowntrail.org.nzEXPLORE NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST WINE CAVE

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SAMPLE OUR AWARD WINNING WINES

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Web: gibbstonvalley.comPh: +64 (0)3 442 6910

The Bike Trail Info Centre

9 Duke Street (back of The Station Bldg) Queenstown Phone: 027 9525801 • aroundthebasin.co.nz

Detailed trail maps

MTB bike & e-bike hire

Shuttles

Winery + half & full day bike tours

Expert trail advice

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Local Wines & Tap Beer,

All day Coffee & Cakeph: +64 (3) 442 0991

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HISTORIC PLACES

A. Brunswick Flour Mill, Kawarau Falls

B. Butler-Dudley Cottage

C. Chinese Village, Arrowtown

D. Ferry Hotel, Lower Shotover

E. Frankton Wharf and Boatshed

F. Hicks Cottage, Lower Shotover

G. Kawarau Suspension Bridge (Bungy)

H. Kawarau Falls Dam and Bridge

I. Lower Shotover Bridge

J. Robert Lee Memorial and Trough

K. Tobins Track and Memorial

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Parking

Trail Partners

Bike Hire / Repair

Historic Places

Air Pumps

E-bike charge stations

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Lake Wakatipu Ride

Jack’s Point Ride (Lakeside Trail - DOC)

Twin Rivers Ride

Countryside Ride

Lake Hayes Circuit (DOC)

Arrow River Bridges Ride

Gibbston River Trail

Connector Trails

GIBBSTON VALLEY

ARROWTOWNQUEENSTOWN

TRAILS MAPPocket

TRAILS MAP Pocket

LAKE WAKATIPU

QUEENSTOWN

KELVIN HEIGHTS

ARTHURS POINT

CORONET PEAK

THE REMARKABLES

JACK’S POINT

FRANKTON

SHOTOVER COUNTRY

LAKE HAYES ESTATE

Centennial Ave

Swain Bridge

Southern Discoveries Bridge

Rutherford Rd

Knights Family Bridge

Morven Ferry Rd

Barfoot Tunnel

Kawarau Suspension Bridge

Domain Rd

Speargrass Flat Rd

Christine’s HillMillbrook The Hills

Arrowtown Golf Course

Thompsons Hill

Slopehill Rd

Billie’s BridgeLower Shotover Bridge

Arrow Junction

Malaghans Rd

Lower Shotover Rd

Lake Hayes Rd

KAWARAU RIVER

ARROW RIVER

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15km

5km

26km

LAKE HAYES

ARROWTOWN

GIBBSTON VALLEY

Kawarau Falls Bridge

Robertson St

Kingston Rd

Gorg

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Frankton Rd

Littles R

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Jardine Park

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8km

16km

9km

8km

SHOTOVER RIVER

Sculpture Trail

Queenstown Gardens

To Glenorchy

Hogans Gully Road

Whitechapel RdCrown Range Rd

Edgar Bridge

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BY BIKE

LAKE WAKATIPU RIDE Distance: 15kms Approx time: 1-2hrs Grade: Easy Highlights: Be sure to stop by the Boatshed Café to try a sticky bun and enjoy the views over the lake to the spectacular Remarkables Mountains.

Queenstown to Frankton, except for the short steep rise at Battery Hill (option to go via road). Queenstown Gardens loop (note steep gradient by QLDC depot and steep gradient on Park St connector).

JACK’S POINT RIDE (LAKESIDE TRAIL - DOC) Distance: 12kms Approx time: 2.5hrs Grade: Advanced Highlights: Superb lake and mountain views over undulating terrain ending at Jack's Point Clubhouse. Note this trail has tight corners and steep pitches.

TWIN RIVERS RIDE Distance: 26kms Approx time: Intermediate Grade: 2-3hrs Highlights: This is Queenstown like you’ve never experienced before! Off the beaten track you’ll discover the remote and rugged landscapes, glorious vistas down the aquamarine Kawarau River and some of the best picnic and fishing spots on the trail.

Shotover Delta to Frankton, with good access to Lake Wakatipu Ride (note gradient issues at both ends of Old Shotover Bridge).

COUNTRYSIDE RIDE Distance: 12kms Approx time: 2-3hrs Grade: Intermediate Highlights: Historic Arrowtown, Millbrook 5 star luxury resort and spa, a feast of architecture and art galleries, tree-lined avenues, Thurlby Domain’s stone ruins.

LAKE HAYES CIRCUIT (DOC) Distance: 8kms Approx time: 1hr Grade: Intermediate Highlights: One of the New Zealand’s most-photographed lakes. Stop at Amisfield Winery and Bistro for lunch.

ARROW RIVER BRIDGES RIDE Distance: 16kms Approx time: 2-3hrs Grade: Easy Highlights: Views from the four bridges criss-crossing the Arrow River, riding the Barfoot Tunnel under the State Highway, the 80m Edgar suspension bridge. You’ll find a great picnic spot beside the Swain Bridge.

GIBBSTON RIVER TRAIL Distance: 9kms Approx time: 2hrs Grade: Easy Highlights: Well-tended vines on the slopes of the valley, views from the Gibbston River Trail, wine tasting and great food.

Full trail.

OPEN EVERYSATURDAY9.00AM – 2.00PM22 OCT 2016 – 15 APR 2017

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TRAIL CODE

Share the trails with care

Bikers give way to walkers and keep speed in check

Keep to the left of the trail and pass on the right, use a bell and call out if passing on a bike

Dogs should be on a leash at all times

Stay on the trail

Always tell someone where you are going

Prepare for alpine weather at all times

Only leave footprints or tyre tracks on our trails

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Jack’s Point Ride (Lakeside Trail - DOC)

Twin Rivers Ride

Countryside Ride

Lake Hayes Circuit (DOC)

Arrow River Bridges Ride

Gibbston River Trail

Connector Trails

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