Roberts Point Track, Westland Tai Poutini National Park 

August 2021

Read more from

August 2021

There’s a large swingbridge before Arch Creek. Photo: Chris Munn
For the closest vantage point of Franz Josef Glacier, walk this five-hour return track with a stop at a hut on the way. By Chris Munn The Roberts Point Track, like many on the West Coast, is loaded with points of historical interest. One such feature is Hende’s Hut, an old hut about 90 minutes […]

About the author

Ruth Soukoutou

More From Trips

Related Topics

Similar Articles

Tongariro Northern Circuit huts no longer first-in, first-served during winter

Influencers now required to pay $100 to make content in Tasmania’s national parks

FMC condemns approval of hydro scheme in pristine West Coast river

Globe Hill Track, Victoria Forest Park

Mt Brown Hut circuit, Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

Lake Brunner Scenic Trail, West Coast

Trending Now

The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition

A tale of adventure and tragedy

Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park

25 huts to visit in 2025

A lofty location for Brass Monkey

Subscribe!
Each issue of Wilderness celebrates Aotearoa’s great outdoors — written and photographed with care, not algorithms.Subscribe and help keep our wild stories alive.

Join Wilderness. You'll see more, do more and live more.

Already a subscriber?  to keep reading. Or…

34 years of inspiring New Zealanders to explore the outdoors. Don’t miss out — subscribe today.

Your subscriber-only benefits:

All this for as little as $6.75/month.

1

free articles left this month.

Already a subscriber? Login Now