Maclaren Footbridge — Local services in South Island

Yes it is lovely as seen by the pictures, but aside from the view it is just a very touristy place with lots of tourist shops. Perhaps though if into water sports and activities it might be more of a must-see.

We stopped by for a couple hours over lunch. That was enough. The view is lovely on the opposite side of the lake to the famous church, but the footbridge is nice to walk over. They had artwork from various sculptors on sale on the grass at the...

a beautiful bridge to walk over instead of the highway. It has really nice views of the lake as well as the Church of the Good Shepherd. It is a really handy shortcut if you are walking between the two sides of the lake. It connects to Domain drive, which is the grassy area behind the shops in front of the lake. It is quite scenic and looks quite nice. There is plenty of free parking on the town side of the lake which is located beside the entrance...

A better and more unique spot than the church nearby.

This bridge links the car park and the church area.

The water underneath is blue turquoise, the colour can't be captured easily by a camera.

This is a newish bridge opened in 2015.

There are 2 singing...