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Other memorable spots from the films include the venue for Rivendell, kingdom of the elves, in Kaitoke Regional Park just north of Wellington , and on South Island the landscape of the Southern Alps, which provided the Misty Mountains, where Gollum hides himself away for centuries, as well as White Mountains, where the battle scenes in The Return of the King take place.
Details have emerged slowly, clearly with some intention: fan site theonering. Some locations have emerged, however, that suggest the TV Middle Earth will be as spectacular as its big-screen version. Keeping close to the Auckland base, the first location cited is the Hauraki Gulf and Coromandel Peninsula, just to the east of the city. Known in Maori as Tikapa Moana, or the Mournful Sea, the gulf covers square miles around Auckland, so gives few clues as to what might have been filmed there.
More helpful is the mention of Coromandel, which juts into the Pacific on its eastern fringe. With extensive beaches including the volcanic Hot Water Beach, the famous Cathedral Cove named for its tall, natural arched caves and acres of rainforest, it provides plenty of spectacular scenery, previously used in both Hunt For The Wilderpeople and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Directly west from Auckland is another location, Piha.
This area is best known for its challenging surfing beaches , including Karekare, the stretch of sand where the titular musical instrument is abandoned in another NZ classic, The Piano.
For The Lord of the Rings , however, the area was chosen specifically for its cliffs, which are some of the tallest in the country and ideal for a testing hobbit adventure. These colossal beasts were computer generated and a five metre high scaffolding was used to create the space where they be digitally edited into the film. This site will also take you back to the scene where Sam and Gollum discuss the best way to cook potatoes in The Two Towers.
Earnslaw Burn is an awe-inspiring site. This massive glacier has dozens of wondrous waterfalls cascading over huge granite rock faces of metres. The waterfalls freeze in the winter to form magical ice caves. The location is only accessible via helicopter or a challenging eight to twelve hour return hike along the Earnslaw Burn Track.
The picturesque Lake Wanaka and Southern Alps were used for many scenes including the Black Riders searching for Frodo across the glimmering plains and Arwen and Frodo racing through the forest to the Ford of Bruinen. You can access the locations from the small farming village of Tarras, around an hour from Queenstown. Gaze up at snowy peaks of the Southern Alps rising behind Lake Wanaka and picture the scene where Gwahiri the eagle rescued Gandalf from Orthanc.
Immediately recognisable as Rohan, the land of the Rohirrim, Ida Valley is a place of striking beauty. This supernatural landscape feels quite surreal with sweeping, desolate plains strewn with rocky outcrops and sandy tussocks.
The jewel of this otherworldly moonscape is Poolburn Reservoir, also known as Poolburn Dam. The lake is breathtakingly blue and marbled with incredible white swirls of ice. From here, you can walk to Wilcox Green, the site of the Gladden Fields. This awe-inspiring national park was the setting for the beautiful scene where the Eagles save Gandalf, Bilbo and the Dwarves then fly over Middle Earth.
The best way to experience this location is with a scenic helicopter flight over the Fiordland. Snowdon Forest in Fiordland National Park was also used as the location for Fangorn Forest, the home of the Ents, the ancient tree shepherds. This wondrous location perfectly depicts the mystical beauty of Rivendell, home of the Elves. Head to the Norwest Lakes where the Fellowship travelled south from Rivendell. The lake can also be seen in the epic scenes where the Fellowship flees with the eagles.
This section of the Waiau River was used for scenes along the River Anduin, when the Fellowship canoe from Lothlorien towards Argonath.
The site was also used in the opening shots of The Fellowship of the Ring, while the soaring peaks surrounding the river were used for the rugged South of Rivendell. The Dead Marshes were a ghostly graveyard for the men, elves and dwarves who had fought on this ancient battlefield near Mordor. The area was also used for the scene where Merry and Pippin escaped from the orcs on the edge of Fangorn Forest and where they hide from the Uruk-hai.
You can discover Fangorn Forest along Takaro Road, where cameras were strung up from wires on both sides of the road to film Aragorn moving through the forest. Mararoa River and the swingbridge at the South Mavora Lake were used for the scene where the Fellowship leave Lothlorien, while the North Mavora Lake is recognisable as the site where the Fellowship end their journey along the River Anduin.
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