Walk Details

NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Tekapo, Mount Cook, Twizel > Tasman Glacier Lake

Tasman Glacier Lake

Location

This walk starts at the Blue Lakes Shelter.

From Aoraki/Mount Cook village, the Tasman Valley Road is a scenic eight-kilometre drive on an unsealed road to the Blue Lakes car park and shelter.

Description

This walk branches off the Tasman Glacier View Track just past the Blue Lakes Shelter and leads to a viewpoint of the glacier terminal lake and the source of the Tasman River. Icebergs can be seen floating in the lake in summer and in winter the lake freezes over.

Duration

1.0 hours

Level

Medium

Amenities

• Birds
• Carpark
• Historical
• Huts
• Lookouts
• Plant Life
• Swimming

Source

www.doc.govt.nz

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