Moonlight Track

The Moonlight track is a 15km+ end to end walk from Queenstown to Arthurs point The Moonlight Track takes you along a lot of the Ben Lomond Track before continuing north at the saddle and finishes in near a couple of breweries and other things to do in Arthurs Point. The Trail gives Panoramic views over the Shotover River gorge and surrounding mountains. Bus stops are available near the end of the track and in Arthurs Point to get back into Queenstown.

Tiki Trail to Arthurs Point

Time: 4-5hrs one way
Distance: ~15km

This track starts from the Skyline Gondola base on Brecon street.

If you want to shave ~2km and 400 metres of elevation off of the walk, you can take the gondola up the hill. The track begins among Douglas fir on the Tiki Trail behind the stone wall of the cemetery. At about 800m altitude you leave the tree line behind to enter alpine tussocks and shrubs. Climb to the 1,326 m Ben Lomond Saddle. 

Once you get to the Saddle, you’ll be continuing straight rather than turning left up to the summit. The saddle is also the highest point of the walk for the day. The trail sidles alongside the hill for a while, barely wide enough for one person to walk on at times. Rounding the side of the hill, you’ll see the Shotover River come into view.

From here you hike up another 120 metres or so above the river and follow it from above, you’ll see Arthur’s Point in the distance, our goal. there will be a couple small stream crossings. Once you exit the track a couple of kilometres from the bus stop, you’ll walk along a dirt trail for a few hundred metres before following the road down to the bus stop.