Summary
Glenorchy, at the head of Lake Wakatipu, is 48 kilometres from Queenstown. In the mountain valleys beyond the township are some of New Zealand's best known, multi-day tracks. There are also great day walks on these tracks, with many shorter walks nearby.
The walks include:
- Buff Weka and Lake Wakatipu's Islands
- Whakaari Conservation Area
- Glenorchy Walkway
- Diamond Creek
- Lake Sylvan
- Invincible Gold Mine
- Glacier Burn
- Lake Rere
- Mount Alfred/Ari
- Scott Creek Track
- Kea Basin Track
- Earnslaw Basin Track
- Sugarloaf-Rockburn Track