Moonlight Track

Moonlight Track

Arthurs Point to Moke Lake

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Moonlight Track

Walking time: 4 - 5hrs one way, Mountain biking time: 3-5hrs loop track (38km)

This track can be walked as well as mountain biked.

If you are walking it is worth organising a shuttle or organise a pick-up at the other end. The narrow but well defined Moonlight Track starts at Arthurs Point and eventually follows the historic route into the Moonlight goldfields and the old goldmining settlement of Sefferstown. The track then continues down to Moke Lake where there is a DoC campsite. There are a few changes you can make with this walk; for a bit of added excitement you can also catch the gondola up and walk to the Ben Lomond Saddle, from here you can drop down and walk to either Arthurs Point or to Moke Lake.

If you are mountain biking you can either ride the whole loop from Queenstown up to Arthurs Point, following the Moonlight Track then back to Queenstown via Moke Lake. Or you can organise a shuttle to drop you off/pick you up.

You need to be an intermediate rider with reasonable skill and fitness. About 90% of the track is rideable, a few rugged sections on the Arthurs Point half of the ride.

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

DOC Otago

Central government organisation

Location

South IslandQueenstown RegionQueenstown Township

Categories

  • Activity__walking_and_trekkingWalking
  • Activity__cycling_mountain_bikingCycling
  • Free

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Coordinates

-44.9906629893992

168.670098686218

Latitude
-44.9906629893992
Longitude
168.670098686218

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  • 4.0/5

    We walked in from Arthur’s point about 5km and turned and walked back.

    Great walk with awesome views. Enough uphill to get a bit of a puff on but not too difficult. Well worth doing😊

    Reviewed about 1 year ago

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice track, many different sceneries.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice track with good mountain views, poorly indicated (locals use track too).

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

  • 5.0/5

    Cycling difficult but very beautiful

    Reviewed over 14 years ago