Paradise Road

Queenstown to Mount Aspiring National Park. Otago.NZL

  • Elevation325m

StyleMountains

TypeOut + Back

DrivingMixed surface

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WordsMark Moffitt

PhotographyDerek Henderson

DriverSteve Dunstan

Driven1989 Audi Ur Quattro

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Route map

The places on this drive, in order:

  1. SSherwood Hotel 554 Frankton Road, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
  2. 1Fergbaker 40 Shotover Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
  3. 2One Mile Creek viewpoint 130 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
  4. 3Bobs Cove 1246 Glenorchy Queenstown Road, Mount Creighton, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand
  5. PCool turns Glenorchy Queenstown Road, Mount Creighton, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand
  6. 4Lookout Point Glenorchy Queenstown Road, Mount Creighton, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand
  7. 525 Mile Stream Beach Glenorchy Queenstown Road, Mount Creighton, Queenstown 9371, New Zealand
  8. 6Mrs Woolly's General Store 64 Oban Street, Glenorchy 9372, New Zealand
  9. 7Rees River Bridge Glenorchy Paradise Road, Glenorchy 9372, New Zealand
  10. 8Diamond Lake Forest Glenorchy Paradise Road, Mount Aspiring National Park, 9372, New Zealand
  11. FChinaman's Bluff Glenorchy Paradise Road, Mount Aspiring National Park, 9382, New Zealand
  12. PCool Turns
  13. PDirt Road
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Sherwood Hotel

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Fergbaker

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Fergbaker
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Fergbakery
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One Mile Creek viewpoint

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Cecil Peak provides the perfect starter backdrop
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Bobs Cove

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Bobs Cove in all it's mirrored glory
Founder, HufferSteve Dunstan
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Lookout Point

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25 Mile Stream Beach

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Mrs Woolly's General Store

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  • Pulled pork rolls are a must
  • Steve knows it
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Rees River Bridge

A journey towards Paradise wouldn't be complete without a truly majestic bridge crossing and Rees River bridge delivers. More text to follow after this.
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Huffer FounderSteve Dunstan
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Drive

Rees River Bridge to Diamond Lake Forest

Section of drive between Rees River Bridge and Start of forrest.

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Diamond Lake Forest

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Drive

Diamond Lake Forest to Chinaman's Bluff

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Chinaman's Bluff

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Drive

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Weather

Current Temperature

14°

Rain

100% chance of rain

Best Time

Sep-Nov

Local Spring

Historical average temperature of 12°

Average Rainfall

  • Jan85
  • Feb53
  • Mar67
  • Apr87
  • May63
  • Jun80
  • Jul61
  • Aug83
  • Sep100
  • Oct100
  • Nov71
  • Dec93

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