Fernhill, Queenstown

Fernhill
The suburb of Fernhill as viewed from the Queenstown Gardens
Basic information
Local authority	Queenstown
Population	1,863 (2006 ^[1])
Facilities
Surrounds
North	Ben, Lomond
Northeast	Queenstown
Southeast	Lake Wakatipu
Southwest	Sunshine Bay

Fernhill is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the lower slopes of the Ben Lomond mountain and is accessed via Fernhill Road which starts at the One Mile roundabout.

Fernhill has about 800 homes or units^[2] but also several hotels as well as an area of three shops. It joins onto the suburb of Sunshine Bay.

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.^[3]
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

↑ Quickstats about fernhill
↑ "QuickStats About Fernhill". Statistics New Zealand.
↑ "Press Releases". Queenstown Lakes District Council.

External links

Towns and communities in the Queenstown-Lakes District territorial authority

Arrowtown Ward	Arrowtown

Wakatipu Ward	Arcadia Arthurs Point Bullendale Cecil Peak Coronet Peak Closeburn Dalefield Fernhill Frankton Gibbston Glenorchy Jack's Point Kawarau Falls Kelvin Heights Kingston Kinloch Lake Hayes Estate Long Gully Lower Shotover Macetown Mount Crichton Mount Earnslaw Paradise Quail Rise Queenstown Skippers Speargrass Flat Sunshine Bay Walter Peak Wharehuanui Wye Creek

Wanaka Ward	Albert Town Cardrona Dingle Burn Glendhu Bay Hawea Flat Hawea Luggate Makarora Mount Aspiring/Tititea The Neck Treble Cone Wanaka

Coordinates: 45°02′20″S 168°37′21″E / 45.0389°S 168.6226°E / -45.0389; 168.6226

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