Lord of The Rings locations in New Zealand
T. S. T. S.
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 Published On Feb 20, 2020

I travelled with my girlfriend throughout New Zealand and we visited a lot of Lord of The Rings locations.
The locations are listed down here.
Cheers
00:00 Intro scene: Two towers - No specific location, it was on our way to Milford Sound with the bus.
00:06 Fellowship: South of Rivendell - 44°39'00.0"S 168°57'00.0"E or https://goo.gl/maps/qkSaxKHw12rody9d7
00:15 The shire: Bag End: Hobbiton Village, New Zealand - you have to pay a guided tour to go there but it's worth it!
00:26 Frodo smoking his pipe: -41.302600712614456, 174.79004149870528 or https://goo.gl/maps/2LsLJXt8CTxBWJRH7 its near this location. You can find some signposts that say: LOTR location
00:31 Hobbits hiding from the black rider: Same location as the previous one - this one is a little bit more specific -41.30121133339413, 174.78880493931197 or https://goo.gl/maps/xk3Ef7B1V1N9xSoY7
00:37 The ford of Bruinen: escape from the Nazgûl: Arrow River around this area -44.93147253467873, 168.83660463218794
00:44 Mordor with Mt. Doom: Mount Ngarahoe but you want to go there you should do the Tongariro crossing - 23km hike that I really recommend https://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/
01:02 Forest river (The Hobbit): Really nice place to swim. A lot of rocks to jump of and the water is pretty warm. -41.297800767557625, 173.57280912036165 you can park here: 5949 State Highway 6, RD2, Rai Valley 7192, New zealand
01:15 The Lighting of the Beacons: Frans Jozef Glacier https://goo.gl/maps/wpRkH6hh5dsN3fyr8
01:25 The Misty Mountains and Lake-Town: This has been filmed at a lot of different locations but the Roy's Peak trail gives you the most amazing view! -44.695030319880765, 169.04909189887485 or https://goo.gl/maps/YD9GV1BkTRhs972s8
01:33 Isengard: Also filmed at various locations. If you drive around this area you can see a few recognizable locations. -44.77292318990722, 168.32746008194928 or https://goo.gl/maps/oLb84VypHSuVbkqw9
01:43 Cooking coneys with taters + Oliphaunts: -45.070544432835845, 168.54204687361053 or https://goo.gl/maps/Uaf4GjF5b8kKFvGD7
1:58 River Anduin: Pillar of Kings: Gravel road: -45.01182667436004, 168.89289952027275 or https://goo.gl/maps/139e9z8a1L6bY5Hu9
Easier place to reach is a bungee jump bridge: https://goo.gl/maps/fs1YbsdHfRXaYT3H6
02:12 Dimrill Dale: Its a skiing place on top of a big mountain 'The Remarkables'. Really awesome place to visit, even in the summer. -45.063142248467244, 168.8125943953816 or https://goo.gl/maps/m8ZACT515QUzEPc47
02:23 Pelennor Fields: This was filmed near the town "Twizel". You can rent some mountainbikes to drive around the fields or go on a skydive :) -44.23040385743997, 170.03266601406693 or https://goo.gl/maps/6jBuWsdavQ91rjVK9
02:47 Minas Tirith: All the views with Mt. Cook give you the vibe of Minas Tirith but if you go to the "Hooker Valley Track" you get the most amazing views. -43.717378161472716, 170.09674744329192 or https://goo.gl/maps/zkmfqsZBTn9BpsZEA
02:57 Rohan Edoras: Its filmed on Mt. Sunday. If you go by car take notice that there isn't that much cellphone signal and its almost gravel road for 2hours. Also don't go when it's rainy weather because you won't be able to cross a river. -43.5478821363679, 170.8929944026669 or https://goo.gl/maps/m9c5qqk1PSTEqdnH6
03:19 WETA Cave: Partially free museum in Wellington https://g.page/the-weta-cave?share
03:55 Rivendell: Its a place where you can swim and rent little houses if I remember it correctly. -41.056962424685345, 175.1950263767065 or https://goo.gl/maps/yiECdk7cAFBtiXeZ8
04:14 Dimholt Roads path of the dead: Personally one of my favorites. It's a really nice short hike. The further you go, the more you get the feeling you're walking towards the army of the dead. -41.44652870832319, 175.24706436168634 or https://goo.gl/maps/RigYtHpzVwuq6VK76

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