Free 18-hole disc golf course looping Queenstown Gardens, about an hour a round.
Disc golf has been played in the Queenstown Gardens since the early 1980s, and in 1996 the course here became the first permanently marked one in New Zealand. It is free, and the first tee is a five to ten minute walk from the town centre.
Eighteen holes run anti-clockwise around the gardens, every one of them a chain basket, over about 1,140 metres in total. A round takes roughly an hour. Holes range from short technical throws to a few that reward a proper drive, so it suits beginners and regulars equally.
Maps and scorecards with the local rules are available from most sports shops in town, and several hire or sell discs if you have not brought your own.
The gardens are busy with walkers, so play considerately: wait until your line is clear, choose another target, or come back to the hole later. Avoid throwing at the trees and plantings. The Queenstown Tennis Club keeps an eye on the course day to day.
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