The shorter, easier alternative to Ben Lomond. The Time Walk track climbs through a regenerating fir plantation to the top of Queenstown Hill (Te Tapu-nui, "mountain of intense sacredness") at 907 m in about an hour and a half. At the summit there is a large sculptural koru — the Basket of Dreams — and a 360-degree view of the lake, the town, and the Remarkables.
Good as a first-day acclimatisation walk and good for sunset, although the descent in failing light needs a headlamp. Trailhead is on Belfast Terrace, walkable from the centre.