Bob's Cove Track & Nature Walk
Track category
Walking track
Mountain bike - Easy
Time:
20 mins one way (walking)
Description
Bob's Cove
Bob's Cove (Te Punatapu, the sacred waters) offers lakeshore walks, historic sites, swimming beaches and fishing.
The cove was a campsite for Maori on the greenstone / pounamu trail to the head of the lake. In the 1870s, seven limekilns were built here to burn limestone for building mortar and agricultural fertiliser. One intact kiln can still be seen alongside the track. Native red beech / tawhi raunui was extensively logged for this industry and gum trees were planted to provide future firewood.
This track connects to the Twelve Mile Delta Track.
Mountain biking this track
Getting there
14 km from Queenstown on the Glenorchy Rd.
Activities
Dog walking
Fishing
Historic sites
Mountain biking and cycling
Dog walking
Dogs are allowed in Bobs Cove Recreation Reserve, but must be on a lead.
Mountain biking
Track description
Time: 20 mins return
For mountain bikers the track is undulating with one steep climb.
This is a shared-use track. Follow the mountain bikers code: respect others, respect the rules, respect the track.
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