Chalet Lookout Walk

1 hour 15 minute round-trip with a stream crossing to find a beautiful lookout point over the glacier.

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Swing Bridge Walk
River Walk
Walk down to the valley before crossing a historic swing bridge that spans Fox River. 40 min return.
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Unguided walk
It's roughly a 1- to 2-hour round-trip trek to the glacier. The track can be cumbersome in places, requiring balance to scramble down slick rocks and across small streams, but still easy enough for inexperienced trampers. Unlike Franz Josef, the glacier will not be in sight for some parts of the walk, but you can get much closer to it. Do not proceed past the barriers at the terminal face of the glacier, as the area is extremely dangerous. Two tourists were killed by falling ice after they crossed the barriers in 2009. If you want to step onto the ice, take a guided walk. As of Apr 2019, the Fox Glacier access road (north road of Fox River) is closed due to landslide. Glacier View Road (south road of Fox River) is also closed to vehicles but you can walk on the road.
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Moraine Walk
Tramp over moraine surface into native bush for a 40-min round trip.
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Mount Fox Track
8-hr round trip on a steep marked route through to alpine grasslands that afford views of the mountains, glacier, and the coastline.