Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Tekapo, Mount Cook, Twizel > Ball Shelter Hut Route
Ball Shelter Hut Route
- Location
- 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. From the carpark follow the line of the old Ball Hut Road alongside Tasman Glacier.
- Description
- Ball Shelter is close to the historic Ball Hut site and offers superb views of the glacier and surrounding peaks. Take care, as the moraine wall in this area and along the road is very unstable. Sign your intentions at the Visitor Centre if you wish to stay at the hut, which costs $8 a night.
- Duration
- 8.0 hours
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Huts
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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