Roys Peak Track
Wanaka
Reviews
Emmanuel Hatzis
Ranking: 10/10
a very lengthy hike but well worth it in the end. It takes a little more than 6 hours to complete because of photographs and resting. We started at 8am and finished around 4pm. The walk down after reaching the peak is pretty hard on the joints.
Christie Duncan
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful view from summit. Must go to the towers at the top as view is 100% more spectacular than toilet/ridge point. Took us 7 hrs return w/ ½ hr spent at top and multiple stops taken. Would recommend :)
Hamish Wedd
Ranking: 10/10
What an awesome walk - one of our highlights - make sure you go early - we hit the track at 7am (mid April) so saw the sun rising as we walked - it had snowed the night before so the last third of the walk was on snow - took 2 hours to walk up - absolutely stunning from the top !! A real WOW moment ! - just make sure you are prepared for weather conditions - thermals gloves jacket and beanie and good running shoes food and water a must as the weather can change.
Matthew Hall
Ranking: 10/10
Good calf burner from the get go but worth it for the views from the top. Took us 2hr up at a steady pace - but don’t go in the midday heat. Car park gets busy and you have to park on the roadside from midday. Take plenty of water - saw far too many fools suffering after having finished their 500ml bottle half way up!
Jessica and Henry
Ranking: 10/10
A fairly tough climb (particularly for non-frequent hikers like ourselves), but absolutely stunning views during the ascent and at the top! Totally worth the blisters, sweat and achey legs!
Moe Bouchard
Ranking: 9/10
Amazing track with a beautiful landscape.
Dan Coates
Ranking: 9/10
Great strenuous hike with amazing views not only from the top. Picturesque surroundings, car park can get quite busy later on so early start is advisable.
Fabien Dussarrat
Ranking: 9/10
Wonderful place, we really enjoyed the walk, easy to find.
Walter van der Eng
Ranking: 9/10
Prepare for the cold! We did it in the summer and it was still literally freezing. Great experience, only point of improvement would be signs of how much further to go to the top.
Xander
Ranking: 10/10
Good walk, pretty steep but well worth the walk. The views are amazing up there.
Liam Elferins
Ranking: 10/10
Great walk. Pretty long and heavy but definitely worth it!! Great view from the top.
Alice Ormandy
Ranking: 9/10
Very gruelling walk - but achievable even if of low to moderate fitness. Track was in great condition, amazing views all the way. Remember a jacket as the summit is cold!
Cornelia Timm
Ranking: 9/10
Nice!
Amy Smith
Ranking: 8/10
Very steep descent and ascent. Not suitable for those that are not very fit. Will take at least 3-4 hours top to bottom. Spectacular view at the top. Take lots of water!! Toilet at the start of the trail.
Sam Howard
Ranking: 6/10
Considerably harder than we expected. I am an active person and I still found this tiring in places.
Simon
Ranking: 8/10
Walking a steep track with stunning views of Lake Wanaka and surroundings. Needed 2.5 hours to get up but it was worth it. Lucky with the weather as well.
Christer Moberg
Ranking: 10/10
Fabulous track. Easy to find. Top notch view.
Katie and Rob
Ranking: 9/10
Great hike. Beautiful view over Lake Wanaka. Quite touristy.
Rashi Birla
Ranking: 10/10
Worth every step to reach the stunning lookout point and the peak. Exhausted by day's end, but a challenging and gorgeous day walk option in Wanaka. A highlight of our time in New Zealand.
Fentrup
Ranking: 8/10
Nice view over Lake Wanaka and the mountains. Hard but definitely worth it.
Clementine
Ranking: 9/10
It was a very hard track but on a summit you can see all of Wanaka Lake and it is amazing. You need three hours to go to the top and two hours to go back down.
Allie Nertz
Ranking: 10/10
It was very hard to get to the top, but the view was worth it.
Katrina Sedl
Ranking: 9/10
Amazing views, very difficult uphill hike, definitely worth it.
Colin Fisher
Ranking: 9/10
Surreal views. A difficult challenge, especially for the average individual, but the peak was absolutely worth the time and effort. Well marked trails.
Chris Schmolz
Ranking: 10/10
Extremely hard trail but completely worth it for the view. Would highly recommend to all people who are willing to hike a long and difficult trail for the scenery.
Laura Bellhauser
Ranking: 9/10
This walk up on Roy's Peak has an incredible view all the way! Incredible! The path is wide and easily accessible but pretty steep and takes a lot of effort. Bring enough water and food!
Max Mueller
Ranking: 10/10
Nice track. Time estimation of 5-6 hours was okay, no problems - just walking up. Great views and worth the effort. Would be nice to get a water refill station at the top.
Franziska Lobe
Ranking: 8/10
Great walk! It has been a beautiful view from the top. It would have been cool to have signs on the way up on which you can see how far you still need to go.
Saskia Irblich
Ranking: 9/10
The way up was really hard but it was totally worth it! The view was amazing.
Moreno
Ranking: 10/10
Best view in New Zealand. See the sunset on top, it is worth the steep walkway.
Thomas
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing viewpoint at the end of the track, toilets at the start, sheep on the track - quite funny!! A lot of people on the track, no water..... not a good thing when it is summer because there is no shade.
Karine Dransart
Ranking: 10/10
Three hours up, tiring way up but a beautiful view as we overlook Wanaka Lake and the mountains around. Astonishing views mid-way and at the top.
Jonny Horn
Ranking: 8/10
A good walk with amazing views on clear days, including the much photographed ridgeline halfway up. Complete the 3 hours (ish) climb in time for sunrise to make it extra special!!
Lina Kiellamn
Ranking: 10/10
One of my favourite walks so far in New Zealand. A little steep but beautiful views! Nice to walk along with sheep.
Jakob Lovdahl
Ranking: 8/10
Free activity in a beautiful landscape. Hard walk but worth the effort.
Maarten
Ranking: 9/10
Challenging hike, but totally worth it. Stunning views.
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Matthus Groem
Ranking: 9/10
Great walk, very well maintained, just great.
Nicole Joersen
Ranking: 9/10
The best walk we did so far. Pretty hard on the legs, but good enjoyable exercise with the most amazing views along the way!
Chao Lai
Ranking: 10/10
Best viewpoint in Wanaka. It is hard but worth it. 6-8 hours return You can see a different view when you go up. Must do it.
Szu-Yi Hsu
Ranking: 9/10
The best view of Wanaka. It is really steep, I spent 4 hours up, 2 hours down. It is really awesome, hard but worth it!
Celine
Ranking: 6/10
Hard walk until the top, only up, no rest, we could see all the landscape on our way up. It is nice up there but not really a surprise. Good spot.
Claire
Ranking: 10/10
A long walk of 6 hours, a big climb which rewards at the top with a 360 degree view. The best walk I have ever done!
Alix
Ranking: 10/10
Six hours of walking and a great view at the top. One of the most amazing walks in the South Island!
Olde Vogel
Ranking: 9/10
Very beautiful and remarkable view at the top.
Lieke vol Velde
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful! Must do!
Bob
Ranking: 9/10
Great hike, but difficult. The final view is worth the blisters. Great to go at night and see the sunset.
Daniel Weber
Ranking: 8/10
It was very touristic and the way up was a little bit boring but the view was one of the best ones in New Zealand.
Jonathan Maus
Ranking: 8/10
3am, quiet, dark stormy night in Wanaka. Two guys walking up to the top of the mountain with the intention to catch the sunrise. Stunning view over Wanaka and Lake Wanaka.
Leonie Kaufmann
Ranking: 8/10
A little steep but it is really worth it. Beautiful views of the surrounding Wanaka.
Benedikt Maus
Ranking: 9/10
Very hard to get up there but the view is outstanding.
Gessica
Ranking: 7/10
Perfect spot for going running in the morning or during the sunset. Stop a moment at the top to enjoy the view of Wanaka.
Caroline
Ranking: 10/10
Going up was a bit of an exercise, but definitely worth it! The time given at the information board (6-7 hours) is a bit too good, it took us 5-6 hours. The track itself is well signed and well maintained.
Lorenz Pfisterer
Ranking: 10/10
The walk is not that spectacular and sometimes very steep. But when you are on top, you get an amazing view over the lake of Wanaka. You even see Mt Aspiring.
Denisa Tuckova
Ranking: 8/10
Very nice lookout in Wanaka.
Bonnie Krautz
Ranking: 9/10
Great views. Great adventure. Would do it any day again! The only thing making it a 9/10 instead of a 10/10 are the description of the trail being an easy hike, which it is not. It took a lot of strength and effort to climb the mountain.
Till
Ranking: 10/10
Perfect day walk and an awesome view over Lake Wanaka at the summit.
Maxim Reim
Ranking: 9/10
Awesome view.
Andrea Le Stunff
Ranking: 9/10
Probably the most beautiful view in New Zealand. The walk is hard (4 hours up, 2 hours down) but worth it. Better in winter because the snow makes it so beautiful (but harder to walk).
Quentin Sauve
Ranking: 10/10
My highlight of New Zealand. We did it in winter, so half of the track was snarly, it felt like climbing a mountain. The view on the top is unbelievable! I will never forget it.
Munne
Ranking: 8/10
Good view. It is a very difficult track.
Annika
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing views over Wanaka, steep walk to the top. Bring a lot of sun cream and water. It is worth it.
Joe Rogers
Ranking: 7/10
This walk had a lot of promise from the staff at our accommodation with the great views at the top. The weather was unfortunately cloudy and rainy from half the way upwards so we did not get the great views but it was enjoyable still. Good sense of achievement in getting to the top, the views were good when visible.
Florian Baum
Ranking: 10/10
Great view of Lake Wanaka, nice walk over the bridge.
Regina Baum
Ranking: 10/10
Astonishing views of the lake, the glaciers, valley and other mountains. This is such a wonderful area.
Brenda Oomen
Ranking: 8/10
The view up there was amazing and worth the very hard track.
Lisa Fenzl
Ranking: 8/10
An 11km long track to the top of Mount Roy. Really steep and exhausting but totally worth it. It is a great view over Lake Wanaka and the mountains around. The Summit is 1578m high, the walk (return) will take about 5 to 6 hours, but the stunning view compensates every step!
Jana Formankoua
Ranking: 10/10
A one day trip just behind Wanaka. You walk through private properties with heaps of sheep. It was a bit steep but we made it and the view was rewarding.
Ruby Reynolds
Ranking: 8/10
Got my heart rate going but the views are 100% worth it.
Helen Hazelwood
Ranking: 9/10
Lovely walk - not too strenuous. Beautiful views at the top over Lake Wanaka and over to the snowy mountains.
Ivan Dupont
Ranking: 10/10
Magnificent! Amazing view, the walk is not so hard.
Lucile Souday
Ranking: 10/10
Probably my favourite walk! Bit hard but the view is like AMAZING!
Alyssa Wyer
Ranking: 6/10
I am sure this hike would have been great but I barely made a dent in it. The hike began with a steep climb up a hillside on a poor track. I ended up turning around.
James Newton
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome hike, intense and steep but fine for someone who is fit but not much of a hiker! Amazing views from the top. Summit is not scary for people who do not like heights.
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Laurent Petit
Ranking: 10/10
Difficult hike but magnificent views at the top.
Christoph Herrmann
Ranking: 7/10
Well maintained walking track up a very steep mountain. The views are absolutely stunning in the right weather conditions. The car park is way too small for a 6 hour track and the long drop toilet has not been cleaned for quite some time.
Max
Ranking: 10/10
Nice track, somewhat demanding, steep in parts but not exposed. Awesome views around Wanaka and lake. Highly recommended!!
Max
Ranking: 9/10
Quite a hard walk, but you will get a great view of Lake Wanaka and the mountains around.
Nilles Ullner
Ranking: 9/10
Long way up but totally worth it!
Patrick Edwards
Ranking: 10/10
Great walk, not too strenuous, the last section was a bit precarious but lots of sun (there was an easier route near the end).
Kristina Farkas
Ranking: 10/10
A really nice view over Wanaka and the National Park and bays.
Barbara
Ranking: 10/10
A beautiful but exhausting walk with an amazing view over the mountains and Lake Wanaka. bring enough water and food for the whole track (especially recommended on a hot and sunny day).
Jiri Benda
Ranking: 10/10
Good, short track, nice falls.
Lenka Korinkova
Ranking: 10/10
Hard, but nice lookout.
Julian
Ranking: 9/10
Track on a good path, fantastic views of Wanaka and Lake Wanaka.
Wouter Vanmoz
Ranking: 8/10
Strenuous walk, 1000m ascent/descent, beautiful panoramic views.
Stefanie
Ranking: 9/10
Nice tramp.
Ruud Biemans
Ranking: 9/10
Best view ever.
Simon Tanguy
Ranking: 9/10
It was a good experience and good surprise because of the view of the Wanaka lake.
Iris Anette Berger
Ranking: 10/10
A beautiful view from the top. The way up was hard and almost only sharp hills, but the road was good and the view was worth it! parking at the bottom - good.
Ane Didriksen
Ranking: 10/10
It was hard to get up but really worth it! Fantastic view over the lake and the mountains!
Shona MacDonald
Ranking: 10/10
Really nice track. Quite hard and steep, but definitely worth the view! 6 hours return - a perfect day trip.
Johanna Bak
Ranking: 9/10
Very steep all the way up - great views!!
Tom Somers
Ranking: 7/10
The view from the top is spectacular, the track itseld is a little boring as it stays on the same side of the hill all the time.
Margaret and Derek McNeil
Ranking: 10/10
Very good track, blended into hill and did not scar the environment.
M Booty
Ranking: 9/10
Beautiful, stunning views.
Jonathan Vondette
Ranking: 9/10
Beautiful 360 degree views.
Lucie
Ranking: 9/10
Very steep but it was worth it to do it. View is wonderful at the top.
Martin & Dee Bellarby
Ranking: 10/10
A great days walk (took us 6 hours with stops).
Rocco Christian
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome view from the summit of Roys Peak. Good track but needs a good fitness level (6 hours walk).
Alex
Ranking: 9/10
A good track to the summit of the peak, providing amazing views from the Lake Wanaka. Three hours one way.
Kai Eppink
Ranking: 7/10
Easy to go, great views.
HighlandLassie
Ranking: 9/10
Stiff pull to the top on a hot day but views well worth the effort. Up and down in 5 hours.
Carmel
Ranking: 9/10
Beautiful track! Three hour climb, the view is amazing!!
Don & Alice
Ranking: 8/10
Stunning views over the lake and the township but pretty exhausting on a warm day.
Jana Steve
Ranking: 10/10
5-6 hours return, excellent view from the summit.
Einar
Ranking: 9/10
Hard climb but definitely worth it.
GraceB
Ranking: 9/10
Easyish but hard on the knees! Incredible views of lake Wanaka. About 5 hours.
Francesca Sabat
Ranking: 7/10
Easy access to rail head from car park at side of road. Exhilarating uphill climb to ridge affording panoramic view of lakes + Mt Aspiring. No shade. Take hat, water, sun cream.
Michael
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing view over the mountains and lakes
Andrea and Craig Swinson
Ranking: 10/10
A great track for non-multi-day trampers. A challenging track that gains elevation quickly and pays off with incredible panoramic views over lakes & snow-capped peaks. ~1500m, 6 hrs.