Around Blue Lake Track
WalkOtagoOpen
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Distance
- 2.9 km
- Route
- Loop
- Dogs
- On a lead
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzTurn off SH85 between Alexandra and Ranfurly to St Bathans and take St Bathans Loop Road. At the town go off the main street to the DOC carpark; the track is nearby.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 44.87094° S, 169.81149° E

About this place
This track has good views of Blue Lake. The St Bathans to Domain track offers an off-road route to the St Bathans Domain.
The route
This tramping track offers spectacular views over Blue Lake and the township. The St Bathans to Domain tramping track (30 min, 1.5 km return) - is an off-road route to the St Bathans Domain.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
St Bathans Campsite
Basic • Otago • 1.1 km
St Bathans Campsite is a basic campsite located in the remote and historic area of Central Otago. It offers a base for exploring the St Bathans township or…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush
Homestead Campsite
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Lauder Basin Hut
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Lauder Basin Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Central Otago region.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Richmond Hut
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
