AI illustrationThe Hobbit · Filming location
Passburn Track
In the story · An Unexpected Journey (toward the Misty Mountains)
After leaving Rivendell, the Company (Bilbo the hobbit, the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves) walks through wild valleys toward the Misty Mountains. These shots were filmed along the Pass Burn, a mountain stream between Mavora Lakes and the Greenstone valley.
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Where to stand for the photo
Frame the open tussock valley with the track leading the eye toward the peaks.
Getting there
- Address: Mavora Walkway (Te Araroa), Pass Burn, near Mavora Lakes
- Transport
- By car to the Mavora Lakes campsite, about 2 to 2.5 hours from Queenstown, the last part on gravel.
- Access
- Public tramping route: the Pass Burn is on the Mavora Walkway, part of the Te Araroa trail, about 50 km and usually 4 days from Mavora Lakes to the Greenstone road end. For experienced trampers only, with no phone coverage: check the DOC alerts and the weather.
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story