Sealy Tarns Track

Photo: Arend Veenhuizen · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

2.7km
Total Distance
549m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A steep 2.7 km climb of about 550 m from Hooker Valley Road up the Sealy Tarns Track to Sealy Tarns, a small flat area with two tarns halfway up the northern slopes of the Sealy Range. The track climbs from about 850 m to 1,300 m by many switchbacks and over 2,200 timber steps. It was built in the 1980s and upgraded in 2012. Sealy Tarns marks the end of the maintained track, and a tramping route continues up to Mueller Hut.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Shelter
    at the start
  3. 3
    Lower viewpoint · 1.9km
    Viewpoint
  4. 4
    Sealy Tarns Viewpoint
    at the end · Viewpoint
Parking
3m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
natural ground 60%, gravel 40%
Marked route
Mueller Hut, Mount Ollivier, Sealy Tarns Track

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes