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Hooker Valley Track
| Hooker Valley Track | |
|---|---|
 Typical view from along the track - an old shelter at Stocking Stream, in front of Aoraki / Mount Cook | |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Location | Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand |
| Designation | Walking track |
| Trailheads | White Horse Hill camping ground, Hooker Lake |
| Use | Tramping |
| Highest point | Hooker Lake 877 m (2,877 ft)[1] |
| Lowest point | 760 m (2,490 ft)[1] |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | All year |
| Sights | Wide glacier valleys with tussock vegetation, glaciers and glacier lakes, moraine ridges, clear views of Aoraki / Mount Cook and other snow-covered peaks (weather permitting) |
| Hazards | Sunburn |
| Surface | Fine gravel, well-formed |
| Website | Department of Conservation |
The Hooker Valley Track is the most popular short walking track within the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand.[2] At only 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) length and gaining only about 100 m (330 ft) in height, the well formed track can be walked by tourists with a wide range of level of fitness.[3]
The track is maintained by the Department of Conservation and has views of Aoraki / Mount Cook[4][5] and access to the proglacial Hooker Lake, typically with icebergs floating in it. Hooker Valley Track has been named one of the 'best day walks in New Zealand'.[6][7][8]
The lookout point at the end of the Hooker Valley Track is the closest any walking track comes to Aoraki / Mount Cook,[9] and reveals completely unobstructed views of the highest mountain in New Zealand, with Hooker Glacier in the valley below. There is also access to the shore of the glacial lake. The vegetation around the track is open alpine tussock, and as such the track offers clear views of the mountains surrounding the wide valley floor of the Hooker Valley.
- ^ a b "Hooker Valley Track, Canterbury - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Liam Cavanagh (1 August 2016). "Half a million visitors to Aoraki / Mount Cook tipped as tourism records tumble". Stuff. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Aoraki / Mount Cook village walking tracks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Hooker Valley Track". Tourism New Zealand. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Mike Yardley (26 August 2016). "Alpine Highs in Aoraki/Mt.Cook". Newstalk ZB. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "DoC walks: NZ's top 8 tracks". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "5 must-do walks around Mt Cook". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Shane Gilchrist (8 August 2016). "Tough at the top". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Discover the Outdoors (online map, "HOOKER TK")". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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