Te Tapunui/Queenstown Hill Time Walk

From the small car park at the top of Belfast Terrace, walk up the gravel walkway as it zigzags east through wilding pines, past the first history panels of the Time Walk. Where the path forks, take the right-hand arm to the Basket of Dreams sculpture at the top of the loop. Carry on north over open tussock to the rocky summit lookout at 841 m, facing the Remarkables and the Frankton Arm. Come back to the sculpture, go down the left-hand arm and retrace the walkway.

It is 5.2 km round with 412 m of ascent; allow about 3 hours. The grade is Easy: a steady climb on a gravel walkway, then open tussock to the top.

The upper track crosses private land under a public access agreement, so keep to it; the hill's true top, at 907 m, is on private farmland further on. The top is open to the weather. The council plans to fell wilding pines in stages and says the walk will stay open or be signed round the work. The panels tell Queenstown's story from Kāi Tahu times through the gold rush.

The car park in Belfast Terrace is small, in a residential street. The town centre is about 1 km downhill on foot, and Orbus buses serve Queenstown.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.