5.7km
Total Distance
458m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A track from the Franz Josef Glacier car park that crosses swing bridges over the Waiho River side streams and climbs rocky bluffs to Roberts Point, a lookout high above the Franz Josef Glacier (Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere). Allow five hours return; the rock is slippery in the frequent West Coast rain.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 2km
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 3.9km
  3. 3
    Hende's Hut · 4km
    Shelter
  4. 4
    Viewpoint · 4.3km
  5. 5
    Viewpoint · 4.9km
  6. 6
    Roberts Point
    at the end · Viewpoint
Parking
176m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
paved 60%, gravel 40%
Marked route
Roberts Point

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate