The Ben Lomond Track is an idyllic day walk from the centre of Queenstown, but it’s also responsible for nearly half of all search and rescue operations in the Wakatipu region Climbing above the Queenstown gondola, with views of Lake Wakatipu and the eastern flank of the Southern Alps, the Ben Lomond Track is an […]
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