Shirt Tail Track
Located in Kingston area in the Otago region
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Introduction
A track climbing through beech forest following the Shirt Tail Stream in Kingston.Dog access
View from the Shirt Tail Track
The Shirt Tail Track starts at the Te Kere Haka reserve carpark. It follows the Shirt Tail Stream up to the bushline for a spectacular view of Lake Wakatipu and Kingston township.
The track up to the waterfall is well marked. Beyond here the track is very steep, unmarked and not maintained. It features red beech forest and subalpine shrublands.
This track is also known as Shirtfront Track.
Kingston is 45 minutes drive from Queenstown. The Te Kere Haka Reserve is at the far end of the township past the railway station.
Contacts
| Whakatipu-wai-Māori/Queenstown Visitor Centre | |
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| Phone | +64 3 442 7935 |
| queenstownvc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | 50 Stanley Street Queenstown 9300 |
| Hours | See visitor centre hours |