Queenstown · Otago · Fiordland
Most of what’s out here costs nothing.
Public places from public map data and the Department of Conservation, each entry showing what is known and what is not. No account, no booking, and nothing anyone can pay to move up.
Local plans, well documented
Walks from town with their time and grade, and the house guides. Start here.
- Queenstown Gardens Trail1 h · Easy · return · Queenstown Gardens
- Frankton Arm Walkway3 h · Easy · one way · Queenstown Gardens
- Sunshine Bay Track2 h · Easy · return · Fernhill roundabout
- Queenstown Hill Time Walk2 to 3 h · Intermediate · return · Belfast Street
- Tiki Trail1 h · Intermediate · one way · the base of the Skyline Gondola
- Ben Lomond Track6 to 8 h · Advanced · return · the base of the Skyline Gondola
- Lake Hayes Loop2 to 3 h · Easy · loop · Lake Hayes Pavilion
- Arrow River Trail1 h · Easy · return · Butler's Green, Arrowtown
- Tobin's Track1 to 2 h · Intermediate · return · Ford Street, Arrowtown
- Sawpit Gully Trail2 to 3 h · Intermediate · loop · the car park by the Chinese Settlement, Arrowtown
- Arrowtown, the day out twenty minutes from townGuide
- Queenstown Gardens, the most honest place in townGuide
Times and grades: Destination Queenstown, «10 Beautiful Walks in Queenstown», checked 2026-09-06. www.queenstownnz.co.nz
160Walks & trails
Arawata Bridle Track · Arrowtown Chinese Settlement · Atleys Track
Free
25Lookouts
Oxenbridge Tunnel lookout · above paragliding spot · Bennett's Bluff Viewpoint
Free- 6
Beaches
Big Beach · Little Stony Creek Campsite · McCarrons Beach
Free 
42Attractions
Ithilien Lookout · „Fleur“ Elizabeth Hall · Arrowtown Mining Company @ Dudley's Cottage
Mostly free to visit- 30
When you need one
Boundary Street Car Park · Bobs Cove · Brecon Street Carpark
Free & paid
Further out: peaks, campsites and huts
Day trips and multi-day tramping, each one saying where it is and how far. Ask Nice for a hut and you get the list.
