The hill is located on the far end of town towards the Village Green. There were road works when I was there so I had to take a bit of a detour around the Streets to get to the base. There are multiple road signs along the way to help you get to the starting point. Alternatively, there are car parks at the bottom so you are able to drive there too. The walk is uphill and the track is a combination of dirt, gravel and rocks. The first part is actually quite steep and can be a hard climb. It does get a bit less steep in the middle before getting steeper again. It also looks like there are trails for mountain bikes. There are information boards along the path which gives some information about the history of the place. Part way up the hill there is an interesting fairy village which was something unexpected. There is also a split in the path further up. They both lead to the Basket of Dreams. Go towards the lookout first as it can be easy to miss if you come from the other way, as I did. The Basket of Dreams is an interesting sculpture and it is another 15 minutes to get to the summit of the hill. There are more tracks at the summit but it leads into private land. I quite enjoyed the hike up the hill. It was actually harder than expected but still enjoyable. I was able to complete the walk in 1 hour 45 minutes as I was a bit pressed for time but still had enough time to take photos and take in the scenery.

Beautiful hike! It was the perfect distance with just enough incline that it felt like I was getting a good workout. It took me about 90 minutes to do the loop - although I stopped to take A LOT of pictures. The trail was not overly crowded or heavily trafficked although it was a Friday afternoon. The trailhead is near downtown with a few parking spots available at the trailhead and additional street parking. There is a map at the entrance, which I’d suggest taking a picture of if you don’t have one of the trail apps on your phone. When you get towards the top of the loop, the path is a bit unclear as it looks like there are multiple directions you could take without signage. There are historical facts/sign postings throughout the trail. I knew there would be great views at the top, but I was pleasantly surprised by all of the goats roaming around - so cute!

Love Queenstown! The Queenstown Hill Loop Track is a 2-3 hour hike conveniently located close to town with 360 degree panoramic views from the summit. There is a viewing area just lower than the hill summit to take in the initial views and enjoy the cultural landmark, "Basket of Dreams" created by artist, Caroline Robinson. In my opinion, a reasonable level of fitness is required for this hike. There is a small carpark located at the trail head for those wishing to avoid the urban climb from town to the trail head.

The walk isn’t far from the town. We were lucky to get parked right at the bottom of the footpath. It took us around 1.5 hours to walk up to the top. Once we’d walked through the trees the views were brilliant. When you reach the top you can see right over the lake and down to the airport. Watching the planes taking off was very neat, you can see down to the runway and follow them climbing up and over the lake.