MID DOME

Access: From Queenstown follow State Highway 6 south to a rest area 6km north of Five Rivers

Grade/distance: Easy to moderate/ 12km, 1100m climb

Time: 6 hours from car park to summit and return

More information: doc.govt.nz

Note: You need to ask the farmer for permission to access his land. In winter, snow shoes may be required.

Tramping Club (WTC) beside a farm gate at the foot of Mid Dome. After a short chat with Blair the farmer to obtain his permission to pass through his land, we set off across a paddock to the start of a track zigzagging to the top of the mountain.