The lower levels of the hill contain housing especially near Queenstown, Frankton Road and Marina Heights.

Queenstown Hill is also home to a farm consisting of 1800 sheep which is owned and operated by the Middletons who purchased the lease in 1963 and freeholded the land in 1978.

At the start of the walk is a wrought iron gate which shows symbols of the local area.

Dogs are allowed halfway up the track until the private land boundary, but must be leashed at all times.

There are expansive views from this point of the whole basin including Lake Wakatipu, Cecil Peak and The Remarkables.