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Blue Lakes Car Park – View of Tasman Glacier Lake loop from Aoraki / Mount Cook

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Blue Lakes Car Park – View of Tasman Glacier Lake loop from Aoraki / Mount Cook

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Blue Lakes Car Park – View of Tasman Glacier Lake loop from Aoraki / Mount Cook

03:26

10.5km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 22, 2025

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Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

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60 m

Blue Lakes Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Starting point for the ascent to the Tasman Glacier Lookout. The way to Ball Hut is currently (December 18) not passable because of landslides. Also from Stool Valley the way is no longer recognizable.

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3.66 km

View of the Main Valley, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

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4.38 km

Tasman Glacier Lake Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.39 km

View of Tasman Glacier Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small path leads up to the precipice to the lake. From there you have a perfect view of the glacier. If you're lucky, you see a part of the …

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5.13 km

Tasman Glacier and Lake

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A great opportunity to have the huge Tasman Glacier to yourself and, above all, to experience it up close! With a little more than 1 hour walk to this point …

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5.20 km

Tasman Glacier

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A rough gravel path, which partly leads through a river bed, leads to the beginning of the Tasman Glacier Tongue. Due to recent massive landslides, the path currently ends here …

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6.62 km

View of Tasman Lake

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7.08 km

Avalanche Area Warning

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.63 km

1.36 km

417 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Thursday 1 January

16°C

10°C

82 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Blue Lakes Car Park – View of Tasman Glacier Lake loop from Aoraki / Mount Cook

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