Construction of the 54km Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail is scheduled to begin next week and celebrations began at a sod-turning ceremony overlooking Lake Dunstan.
The trail begins at Smith’s Way and leads to the Dunstan Arm Rowing Club, near the Clyde Dam.
Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust chairman Stephen Jeffery is flanked by members of Cromwell’s Easy Rider group Gail Iremonger (left) and Marianne Pearson.
PHOTO: ADAM BURNS