Directions to Lord of The Rings movie locations at Mavora Lakes, where six sites were used for filming.
The Mavora Lakes are located just 30 minutes drive from Beechwood Lodge. If you plan to visit the
sites on your drive from Queenstown . . .

Approximately 1hr 30mins after leaving Queenstown and 12 kms after passing through the village of Mossburn via Route 94, turn right at  Mavora Lakes. The gravel road follows the Oreti River Valley, 39kms/45mins of dusty road, roll up the windows! (The scenic areas in the movie don't appear until after you approach the forest surrounding the Mavora Lakes).

The Orcs were burned after their epic battle Eomer and the Riders of Rohan the following directions will
take you to the film location.  

After driving 35kms from the Hwy, and just prior to the turn into the Mavora Lakes forest, you'll see a gateway on your right and a repaired fence on your left.
On your left is the edge of Fangorn Forest.

Climb the fence on your left and walk 250m in a northwesterly direction. (Up until 2002, there were remains of the ashes from the burnt Orcs). The locality is just as you would imagine - a brown hillock with the edge of the forest just metres away.

Silverlode: once you make the turn into Mavora Lakes forest you will see signs for a suspension bridge.
Park your car at the layby facilities and walk down to the lakeshore. The bridge spans the outlet of
South Mavora Lake, this watery junction is portrayed as the Silverlode.

Sindarin, Lake of Many Mists: continue in your car towards North Mavora Lake, the foreshore of this lake
is filmed at the end of the Fellowship's journey. Opening scenes from The Two Towers the re-appearance
of Gandelf as he calls forth the White Horse are recognizable in the scenery surrounding the lake.

Merry & Pippin hid from The Orcs behind a large tree stump, located near the beginning of North Mavora
Lake, the large tree shielded Frodo from the Uruk-hai. The slopes here were also used to portray Lurtz
and his band running through the forest.

Frodo & Sam were filmed running out of the forest at the shore of North Mavora Lake, near where the
road ends, you will not be able to drive any further. Here the campfire was lit prior to the breaking of the
Fellowship and the subsequent journey to Mordor.

Return trip, head south from Mavora Lakes, take the right turn at the 'Y' junction if you plan to drive to Manapouri. If you plan to drive to Queenstown, take the left turn at the 'Y' junction. .LOTR Heli-Trip