If you’re in Wānaka and feel like a short, peaceful stroll around the town, we recommend the mostly informal Wānaka Creek Walk, which you can follow down to the Lake.
Water drains off the mountain range west of Wānaka, with multiple creeks connecting around Stone St and Sapphire Spring Rise. The resulting stream then runs below the Golf Club and out into the lake by the intersection of Ardmore Street and Lakeside Road.
Where the creeks converged, there was once a trout hatchery, but it’s now being turned into a walkway. You can follow the stream to some degree as it meanders through public and private properties to the lake outlet.
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