As you approach The Divide in Fiordland on the Te Anau Milford Highway, there are several small post-glacial roadside lakes, Lake Gunn being the largest, Lake Fergus on the right and finally, tiny Lake Lochie. From a car, views of the lakes are limited by surrounding beech forest and shrubs. But there are some formal and informal roadside access- and viewpoints.
The best place to access Lake Gunn is at the Cascade Creek DOC campground. But if it is a calm day, look out for a couple of informal stopping places, with clear lake views, as you go along the lakeside. Apparently, a completely still and cloudless day, as we had, is very unlikely – but you never know your luck!
From there, it is a short distance to The Divide, where the road turns west into the mountains for the spectacular 400-metre climb to Homer Tunnel.
