Bob’s Cove Track - Ōtākou / Otago, NZ

BOB’S COVE TRACK

The Long Way Around - BEAR’s Guide to New Zealand’s South Island

DISTANCE : 3km

TIME : 40 minutes return

GRADE : easy

Bob’s Cove Track is the type of walk that you could do before breakfast! A walk that you can do any time of year, in any weather. We had a moody overcast day in winter with intermittent drizzle and it was beautiful. The start of the track is only 14km from Queenstown. The carpark at the trailhead isn’t signed from the road, however it is on GoogleMaps. We had the track mostly to ourselves, but I’ve heard that in summer it is pretty popular because you can swim at the pebbly beach within minutes of starting the track, or off a mini jetty along the way!

The track is flat until you get to the jetty, then you have a bit of steep incline for about 5-10 minutes. You’ll find yourself at Picnic Point - a lookout that resembles that of The Neck on Bruny Island - a double-sided view of two bays. From Picnic Point, you can connect the Bob’s Cove Track to the Twelve Mile Delta Track if you want to extend the hike and continue on for an extra 2-3 hours. Otherwise, call it a day and return to the carpark the way you came.

Happy hiking!

Stray beautiful,

BEAR.