Fernhill is a suburb of
Queenstown in the
South Island
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of
New Zealand
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. It is located on the lower slopes of the
Ben Lomond
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mountain, east of
Sunshine Bay on the northern side of
Lake Wakatipu
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.
It is only accessible by a single road from the main Queenstown township.
Demographics
Fernhill is part of the
Sunshine Bay-Fernhill statistical area.
Tracks
There are a number of walking/biking tracks that can be accessed from around the Fernhill area:
* The Department of Conservation Arawata Terrace Track takes you from Arawata Terrace to the Queenstown-Glenorchy Road.
* The Fernhill Town Link Track which connects Cameron Place in Fernhill with Thompson Street near Queenstown.
* The Fernhill Loop Track in the Ben Lomond Reserve.
* A small track that connects the One Mile Powerhouse carpark area runs near Fernhill Road and ends near the Heritage Hotel.
References
{{Queenstown-Lakes
Suburbs of Queenstown, New Zealand
Populated places in Otago
Populated places on Lake Wakatipu