Walks and treks

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mount Cook

New Zealand Canterbury

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mount Cook
Photo: Tristan Schmurr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An easy 10 km return walk over three swing bridges to Hooker Lake, with icebergs and a view of Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, 3,724 m.


The Aoraki Mackenzie area is an International Dark Sky Reserve. Stargazing tours run from Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook Village.

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Campsites

Welcome Flat Campsite

West Coast

This campsite is located outside the Welcome Flat Hut in the Glaciers area.

Natural features

Fox Glacier

West Coast

A glacier descending from the Southern Alps into rainforest.

Natural features

Lake Matheson

West Coast

A small, dark lake near Fox Glacier, famous for its mirror reflections of Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.