Not for the faint hearted. Patience and excellent road skills are required for this road. Some very sharp corners and high areas with minimal barriers so make sure you enjoy heights or sit in the back seat. Be prepared for locals zooming past you when they can as the tourists are driving with their brakes on most of the way. The views are amazing for passengers who like heights and are into adventure. We drove to Lake Wanaka and it is certainly worth the anxious drive. I’m not sure why there is a 100km speed limit on this road. I think tourists need to travel slower than this. In town, the speed limit is 40km and the roads are wider and safer. Very Interesting.

Absolutely mandatory to take this road when driving from Quenstown to Lake Wanaka. Only the first 4.5 km. are unpleasant with steep curves and danger. But after these, the road and the landscape is gorgeous. And you save plenty of time to reach Wanaka,

We took this road from Wanaka to Queenstown in our Jucy Campervan with no real warnings that the road might not be suitable. The drive to the peak was hard work in the van but the views were absolutely incredible. The drive from the peak down to Queenstown was absolutely terrifying with hair pin bends that came almost 360 degrees back on themselves. Add to that some impatient locals who did not like us driving slowly made it stressful at times. You definitely wouldn’t want to try and do this towing a caravan or even in a big motor home. That being said the views were incredible

Visited in May 2023 One of the most scenic drives in the South Island, coming from Wanaka and driving into Arrowtown/Queenstown the road ascends up the range gradually after Cadrona and it just opens up to this expansive view sitting at 3, 540ft above sea level. There is a stop-over car park scenic lookout that allows tourist to drink in the views before approaching the Arrow junction lookout point which is another lookout over the multiple hairpin turns descending down to 1,227ft above sea level. Definitely a must-do!

Something to avoid if you are a tourist. Locals overtake you at high speeds and the road s full of tricky turns so you end up stressing yourself when the original objective of the trip is to de-stress. The alternate route is a lot more scenic and an easier drive...