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Bob’s Cove Track and Nature Walk
Next nearby hike: Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track 0.0 mi · 0.0 kmExplore Richardson Mountains →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J19°11°95
- F19°11°64
- M17°9°82
- A13°6°70
- M9°3°90
- J4°0°86
- J3°-1°63
- A5°0°73
- S8°2°78
- O11°4°92
- N15°7°71
- D17°10°94
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This short walk passes through native bush to reach a stunning cove on Lake Wakatipu, with an optional climb to Picnic Point – it's a great option for kids.
NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0).
Trail facts
- Length
- 4.7 km · 2.9 mi (DOC route geometry)
- Source
- NZ Department of Conservation (CC BY 4.0)
- Difficulty
- Easy (3/10) (Easy · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0))
- Typical time (DOC)
- 20 min to Bobs Cove, 30 min to Picnic Point
- Official page
- doc.govt.nz/link/b5c9e0480f104685ad16cf7a9ea
- Mountain range
- Richardson Mountains (Main Divide of The Southern Alps › Southern Alps; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 10 km SW of Queenstown (Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Otago
- Continent
- Oceania
- Route centre
- -45.0678, 168.5414
How it’s scored
Easy (3/10). Official rating: Easy · NZ Department of Conservation difficulty (CC BY 4.0).
A score is omitted when we do not have an official rating or enough measured length and elevation gain to compute one. Nothing is guessed. Read the NPS method: https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/how-to-determine-hiking-difficulty.htm
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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