DOC track
Benmore Peninsula Walk
3.8km1 hr 40 minEasy
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This circuit track passes through an exotic forest and around a peninsula jutting out into Lake Benmore.
Elevation
Climb
201m
Drop
190m
Highest point
560m
Lowest point
385m
Move over the chart to read the height.
Open Forest Scrub
Longest open stretch
1.6km
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
Access to the circuit track is from Otematata via the road end above Benmore hydroelectric dam. This walk travels through an exotic forest and around a peninsula jutting out into Lake Benmore.
Getting there
Travel along SH83 to Lake Benmore, between Otematata and Omarama.
This track starts next to Benmoore Dam.
Know before you go
Map: Benmore Peninsula - CA16 Otematata
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track