AI illustrationThe Lord of the Rings · Filming location
Takaro Road (Te Anau)
In the story · The Two Towers (Fangorn Forest, Gandalf the White)
Fangorn Forest, the old dark wood where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, on the trail of the hobbits, meet Gandalf again: he has come back from death as Gandalf the White.
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Where to stand for the photo
Shoot into the mossy beech trees from the roadside, with the trunks close together.
Getting there
- Address: Takaro Road, Te Anau
- Transport
- By car, about 2 hours from Queenstown.
- Access
- No sign or marked spot: the scenes were filmed in the beech forest along this road, north-east of Te Anau (State Highway 94, then Kakapo Road). Take your photos from the road. Pull over only where the car is fully off the road, on a straight stretch, never on a bend or in front of a farm gate. The land beside the road can be private: don't climb fences or walk into the forest without the owner's permission.
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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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
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