Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Tekapo, Mount Cook, Twizel > Red Tarns Track
Red Tarns Track
- Location
- This walks starts at the Public Shelter at the Mount Cook Village.
- Description
Follow the path to Black Birch Stream. Cross the bridge then climb steeply to the Red Tarns. A viewpoint offers a spectacular panorama of the valley and Aoraki/Mount Cook. The tarns were named from the red pond weed that grows in them.
The park is alive with the most wonderful alpine plants. In summer look for the striking Mount Cook buttercup, the large mountain daisies and watch out for the fearsome wild spaniard or spear grass! The braided riverbed of the Tasman is home to the kakī/black stilt, one of New Zealand's rarest birds.
- Duration
- 2.0 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Huts
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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