An understandably popular day walk starting just ten minutes from the centre of Wanaka, Roys Peak is a technically super easy, physically reasonably challenging track up to the 1,578m summit.
You don’t need to walk far to get stunning views back toward Wanaka and the lake.
But the higher you go the better they get.
Before reaching the top for panoramic views in every direction.
Loved the colour of the lake on the way down.
The place is beautiful and seems very quiet:)
It wasn’t that quiet, hundreds of people walking up it that day, but managed to avoid them in my photos 😉
Well done, sometimes it is difficult to find a quiet please 🙂
Beautiful indeed!
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