Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Otago > Queenstown > One Mile Creek Walk
One Mile Creek Walk
- Location
- Starts by the lakefront at the Fernhill – One Mile Roundabout, on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Road.
- Description
Walk through the closest beech forest to Queenstown, in a creek environment that's home to numerous native birds: bellbird/korimako, tui, fantail/piwakwaka and tomtit/miromiro.
The track is steep in parts and follows an old pipeline up to One Mile Dam, once part of one of New Zealand’s first hydro-electric power development – you pass the old power house and several interpretation panels at the foot of the hill.
From the old dam there are several alternatives. You can retrace your steps; go on to the Skyline Road to connect with either the Fernhill-One Mile or Ben Lomond Tracks or follow the signposts to Wynyard Crescent, which leads back to the waterfront and Queenstown.
Warning: Please keep to the track, as it is lightly marked.
- Duration
- 1.3 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Historical
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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