This track spans the Wakatipu Basin between Arrowtown and Queenstown on a mix of footpath and walking track interspersed with small sections of gravelled road margin. Along the way it links the Millbrook Track, the restored Historic Shotover Bridge and the Frankton Walkway. The track is complete and signed in part. It is walk-able now and easy to follow with these directions.
The track starts near the Ramshaw Lane/ Berkshire St intersection in Arrowtown. Walk up Birkshire St. Turn right into Wiltshire St and then right again into Caernarvon St. This street continues into Manse Rd. Follow the road side track past Butal Park to the Malaghans Rd intersection. Cross Malaghans Rd onto the Millbrook Track, which starts just before The Avenue, the main road entry into the Millbrook Resort.
The Millbrook Track is 3.1 km long and marked. It runs alongside The Avenue to the resort centre then veers to the right. It follows Mill Stream and passes through Coronet Nine golf course. The Millbrook Track exits onto Speargrass Flat Road. Turn right here and then left into Slope Hill Rd.
The formed track resumes and follow the same direction as the gravelled road, which is open to vehicles at either end but the middle section but only to walkers and cyclists in the middle section. At the southern end of Slope Hill Rd turn left into Lower Shotover Rd, then right at the Domain Rd intersection. Immediately on your left you will see a gravelled track that looks like a driveway. This is the start of the Domain Road Trail and takes walkers down to the Historic Shotover Bridge, which was restored in 2005 as a Rotary Centennial Project.
Cross the historic bridge and then take the track to the left, which continues past a covered picnic table and heads down towards the river. This track continues downstream and passes under the highway bridge. Beyond this point the route becomes a veritable trip through Queenstown’s dirty laundry basket.
The track crosses to the right hand side of the road and passes the dog pound and the gun club. It begins to climb the hill beside the gate to the oxidation ponds. It then exits through an alley way along side a port-o-loo depot onto Glenda Drive. Cross Glenda Drive, turn left and then follow the sign through the transfer station to a gravelled road. Turn right here and then left onto Glenda Drive, which is followed around to the highway. Turn left again onto the highway margin and after a short distance you will come out at the Five Mile development site. There is an obvious track from here through to the events centre site. Continue past the pool entrance and car park on the tar seal path that leaves the events centre on the right through the golf course. Cross the highway, turn right, then left into Ross St. At the bottom of Ross St turn right into Birse St, which exits onto Lake Ave.
The Frankton Domain is across Lake Ave. Walk down to the lakeshore and the Frankton Walkway starts at the western end of the Domain. From here the walkway provides an easy 1 to 1½ hours lakeside walking experience to Park St. Continue on Park St and then the track through the Queenstown Gardens to Marine Pde, on the lake front, in central Queenstown.
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