Autumn Story - Wanaka Roy Peak Trail

The Roy's Peak hike, as announced by the New Zealand Tourism Bureau, is a total of 16 kilometers round trip, which normally takes about 6 hours. The mountain road is a zigzagging uphill dirt and gravel path, constantly ascending. From the top of the mountain, you can overlook the panoramic view of Lake Wanaka and the magnificent scenery of the Aspiring Mountain Range in the distance, which is famous worldwide. There are two scenic viewpoints at the summit, the first of which is a popular photo spot with a path extending outward. Standing on the outermost rock, the mountains and lake scenery are breathtaking, with epic views that will leave you in awe. After 10 am, there are more people and you may have to queue up just to take that unforgettable photo. To reach the highest peak, it takes about an hour round trip from the second viewpoint. However, the view from the top is not as good as the second viewpoint, so many people just take photos at the second viewpoint and then head back down. The Filipino girl's English name is Joy, she is 26 years old, young, lively, and loves traveling, taking photos, and playing with drones. We spent a little over 3 hours hiking up the mountain, and because Joy had to return the car at 1 pm, we hurried down and only took a little over an hour and a half. Including the time we spent taking photos and lingering, we arrived at the parking lot at the foot of the mountain around 12:30 pm.