Wilkin River To ARTHURSOmarama POINT was named after Thomas Arthur, who REGIONAL MAP To Haast & West Coast Mtdiscovered Cook & gold in the river here in 1862. Copyright © Allan J Kynaston Park Lake was born as a result of the 1862 Arrow River Mt Aspiring/Tititea 6 Goldrush. The main street still retains an historic character and there

Wanaka are many8 interesting old buildings doted around the old part of town. Lake Attractions include: shops, galleries, bars & cafes, the Lake District Rob Roy M Hawea Museum, Chinatown and a row of quaint miner's cottages. atu ku National t and SKIPPERS are both are goldrush ghost Aspiring Hut uk i Harris Mtns Lake Hawea towns set deep in the mountains. At Macetown a reserve preserves Cascade Saddle River mining relics and stone buildings. Access is by 4WD, mountain bike or foot. The 4WD road to Skippers is one of the most exciting in Albert Town the country. Attractions include an historic suspension bridge, bungy Clutha Glendhu jumping, and walks to historic gold workings and ruins. Bay River River Your Complimentary MtAspiring Famous for its wineries and the historic Kawarau Your Complimentary

Dart Mt Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi 8a Bridge (the original bungy bridge). Rees R Shotover Maps and Guide of Holyford River GLENORCHY This relaxed village is the southern gateway to Mt Maps and Guide of Aspiring National Park and a base for unlimited outdoor

River Bendigo Paradise Invincible Mine Snow adventure. Attractions: tramping () - Routeburn, Caples, Route Burn Farm 6 Greenstone and Dart-Rees tracks, walking, climbing, kayaking, Pisa Range Cardrona Lake 8 Skippers jetboating, horse trekking, scenic flights, fishing etc. Dunstan Dunstan Mtns QueenstownQueenstown Macetown KINLOCH Lakeside retreat, fishing, picnicking. Cromwell and District Glenorchy Arrowtown MT ASPIRING NATIONAL PARK Wanaka is the main gateway Kinloch to the Park. Check out the Wanaka DOC Visitor Centre for displays, Caples R 6 8 track details and latest information (there is another Visitor centre in Queenstown). Mt Aspiring Road (a number of small fords beyond Mt Greenstone Gibbston Bannockburn Queenstown 6a Frankton AspiringClyde Station) leads from Wanaka into the West Branch of the Matukituki River and the heart of the Park. Two popular day walk R Jacks Point tracks begin from the end of this road at Raspberry Creek (51 km

Eglinton Valley from Wanaka): One continues along the valley to Aspiring Hut (C6) Alexandra Beacon Pt and the otherH up to the great cirque (C6).

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as the district's commercial hub. Today Wanaka offers all the facilities of an international resort. CONNOR Five Rivers RUSSELL WARREN ST REECE ANDERSON RD ROCHE ST Attractions: scenic flights, skiing, guided or freedom kayaking, climbing, tramping (hiking) and MACDOUGALLTENBY ST ST RAGAN MT ANDERSON RD fishing,The walks, Key NZ Fighter Pilots Museum, DOC Visitor Centre, jetboating, vineyards. DR HELWICK ST STONE ST IRON CHALMERS LAKE HAWEA A popular holiday destination with a grand rugged setting, Lake Hawea DUNGARVON ST www.executivecars.co.nz Manapouri 94 Lumsden YOUGHAL ST STRATFORD TCE is said to have one of the best trout fisheriesMossburn in the south. During the 1950s a dam was built GOLF COURSE RD Takitimu Mtns GUNN at the outlet of the Hawea River and the lake was raised 20m6 for hydro storage purposes. To Cardrona DOC Visitor Mt Iron TANIA BALLANTYNECentre RD To Ski Area and WILKIN MapsAlbert Town and Guide Produced by CARDRONA The Cardrona Valley - route between Wanaka and Queenstown Queenstown via Puzzling MapsReserve and Guide Produced by Crown Saddle World OLDMILLRDLAGOON Allan Kynaston Visual Productions is one of 's great scenic drives. Born of gold in 1862, Cardrona went from boom ALISONAllan Kynaston Visual Productions To Hawea, Haast AVE town to ghost town in less than 30 years. In the last 20 years, however, ski field developments DALE Dunedin Ph: 03 478 0425 have put the settlement firmly back on the map. Attractions: Downhill and Nordic ski areas, WANAKA & West Coast Dunedin Ph: 03 478 0425 historic hotel, horse trekking, mountain rally car rides. Copyright © Allan J Kynaston To Cromwell & Queenstown WICKLOW KINGSTON PARRY SKINNER Albert NOEMA TCE Town BODKIN RIVERSIDERD DOMAIN RD QUEENSTOWN nestles in a truly magnificent alpine setting. Runholder, William Rees, Copyright © Allan J Kynaston Gorge Road Retail Centre picked the site for his homestead in 1860, but two years later, with the discovery of gold TOWN MAPS LEGEND To Arthurs Point, nearby, his neighbourhood suddenly became decidedly crowded and rowdy. Tourists arrived SAWMILL RD State Highways Skyline Restaurant Arrowtown & 6A in increasing numbers following the completion of the railway to Kingston in 1878. From ST Swimming R Coronet Peak Other Major Roads The Ledge Bungy E Pool Kingston they were transported to Queenstown by lake steamers, such as the famous paddle Y R One Way Street & The Luge F N TO L wheeler 'Mountaineer' (1879) (The Earnslaw, which still plies the lake, joined the fleet in 1912). HA HY Footpath Only

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