Arrowtown

McDonnell Trail


McDonnell Trail

Time: 60+ mins one way
Grade: Easy
Gear: Comfortable shoes recommended

An easy and pleasant loop walk affording intimate glimpses of the immediate Arrowtown area. Starting from the centre of town, walk along Buckingham Street, then Bedford Street, then Centennial Avenue past the golf course to the junction with McDonnell Road. Then return along McDonnell Road into Arrowtown and back to berkshire Street. It's a flat and easy walk along a formed track alongside the road.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

Australia’s first saint, Sister Mary MacKillop visited Arrowtown in 1897 and set up a Catholic School. Part of this school can still be visited today.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

There are two theories as to why the town is named Arrowtown. One is that the river behind the town flows swiftly like an arrow.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

The Chinese Settlement was established in 1867-8 and was in existence until the mid 1930’s. The site underwent an archaeological excavation in 1984.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!

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