Earlier this month, Queenstown Lakes District Council opened up submissions for feedback on three types of surface seal being trialled at different points along the Frankton Track, deemed a "priority route" in the Whakatipu Active Travel Network.
There were 10m-long sections being used to determine which grade could potentially be used to seal the entire track.
Users could scan the QR codes along the trail to send in their thoughts.
Cr Matt Wong, who admitted he was a more regular user of Fernhill trails, said he only learned the council had gone out for public consultation when it was pushed out on its social media last week.
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Glyn Lewers said he knew the trial was going to happen, thanks to his time on the infrastructure committee during the previous term, but he was not told when it was going to start, or when feedback would be sought.
Mr Lewers believed the council was waiting to align Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency funding, and upgrades to wastewater pipes beside the trail, which ran from Park St to Frankton Beach.
Mr Wong said the comments he had seen and feedback he had received over the past week indicated, generally, the public did not want it sealed at all.
"And I tend to agree with them on that."
He said there should be better communication around why it was even being looked at, so the feedback was more informed.
Feedback closes on March 31 - the council said the track would be upgraded when funding was available.
