Lake Matheson Loop
Lake Matheson Loop
2.8km
Total Distance
72m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 2.8 km loop with about 70 m of climbing on the Lake Matheson Walk around Lake Matheson (Te Ara Kairaumati), a small glacial lake near Fox Glacier in South Westland. The lake is famous for its reflections of the Southern Alps, taking in Mount Haast, La Perouse, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. It was a traditional food-gathering place for local Māori. Early settlers named it after Murdoch Matheson, a cattle farmer on the Cook River flats in the 1870s.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Jetty Viewpoint · 1.3kmViewpoint
- Parking
- 44m from the start
- Surface
- gravel 90%, paved 10%
- Marked route
- Lake Matheson Walk
