🤫 I Found A SECRET HIDDEN Hut on Mount Cook Track!! Hooker Valley Track New Zealand - Best Walks NZ

Searching for the best walks NZ? Looking for some must do NZ walks and hikes? Try the Hooker Track!
The Hooker Valley Track New Zealand (Mount Cook Track) is everything you've been looking for... and more! This 10 kilometre (3 hour) round-trip mount cook walk is one of the top things to do NZ and highly regarded as one of the best New Zealand hikes!
The Hooker Valley hike takes you through the heart of the Hooker Valley at the tip of Lake Pukaki at New Zealand's tiny alpine settlement, Mount Cook village. On the way you'll pass alpine boulder fields, glacial lakes, skirt around sickeningly high glacial terminal moraine walls, all the time surrounded by some of the tallest peaks of New Zealand's South Island.
At the furthest reaches of the Hooker Valley hike is Hooker Lake and Hooker Glacier. One of the most visited glaciers in the country, it's also one of the most photographed, with New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki Mount Cook, sitting directly behind it.
The highlights of my Hooker Valley Track winter hike were the avalanches on the snow-capped peaks, towering seracs on the high alpine glaciers, frozen lakes (complete with icebergs!)... and also this wee gem of a hut which is completely hidden from view and totally SECRET if you don't know it's there!
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⬇ TRACK INFO
Location: Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Mount Cook Village
Distance: 10km / 6.2 mi (return)
Duration: 3 hours (return)
Difficulty: Easy
Dogs: Not Permitted
Bikes: Not Permitted
Disclaimer: The info above was current at the time of upload but may have changed. Always check the official resources for current alerts & weather conditions prior to your trip.
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[@amandamonaghan2677]

Absolutely stunning and love that your smile never left your face ❤

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

🤩😍🤩😍 You noticed that too, huh?

[@chriskeentechnician]

A cold saussy roll with the view like that = 👌

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Wouldn't have it any other way 😍... sausage rolls on point 💯

[@gymrat2647]

Stunning video and great instinct finding Hooker hut.

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Yeah I'm so glad I remembered to check the topo maps, this was an excellent way to put the cherry on top of this trip!

[@emwhite6796]

I love that you do so many of these walks as a free independent woman on your own...very inspiring for me!😊

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

You're such a sweetheart, and you can TOTALLY do it too. Start small and build up gradually, that's my best advice :) Let me know if there's anything I can do to help!

[@daveanddawnpreston3946]

Majestic, thanks Michelle

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)

[@EagleEyeNZ]

Great video, getting much more professional. Great choice of music. Thanks for sharing and showing such beautiful scenery Michelle.

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Haha I don't think i'll ever meet the 'professional' threshold, but thank you! You're very welcome :)

[@Derrenf66]

Stunning scenery and very well put together, thank you Michelle. Keep ‘em coming.

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Thank you Derren! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I had fun making it!

[@leopardsgowild]

Awesome trail, cool the lakes frozen I love it when the snow is low as well

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Yes, I really wasn't expecting it! Such a cool thing to see :) I was hoping for a bit more snow, but it wasn't to be this time around :(

[@saranga4]

Incredible video.. I felt like I was doing the trail while watching it. Also it gave me such a surreal feeling.

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Awesome, I'm glad you felt it too!

[@jenniferblakeney1581]

What a great video! We are coming to NZ in March and this hike has been on my bucket list for many years - I can’t wait! How long was the detour to Hooker Hut? I’d love to check it out!

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Thank you! Yeah, this is definitely worth the wait (speaking from experience!). So it was actually reasonably short, about 10 minutes I think, but you need to be reasonably comfortable with following a poled route :)

[@tristanreynolds222]

I apologize I have not seen the area before so I did not know the name of the mountains. As you said there are lots of them. Whilst those look big mountains, mountains in other countries can be way larger than that. I do want to see the Waitakere Ranges though I don't know how to get there and could be challenging and busy. Must see but how to go about it. Sometimes I understand things aren't just easy with a mountain. Hiking is very very challenging. Thank you for your responses.

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Yep, mountains are tricky! Best not to go if you don't have mountaineering experience.

[@Derrenf66]

Thanks

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Thank you so much Derren! I really appreciate this, glad you liked the video (and sorry for the delay in getting back to you!)

[@pj3635]

I’ve lost 2 ex workmates in the that valley. RIP Stu and Martin. Such a stunning valley, but so deadly as well

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

I don't really want to 'like' this comment so I'll send a heart instead. I'm so sorry to hear about your friends' passings. The mountains sure are stunning, but you're right... so many people have lost their lives.

[@pj3635]

@@LongWhiteGypsy as guides, we knew the risks. Sometimes it was luck I guess. Hope your summer trails treat you well

[@tristanreynolds222]

Looks great. There is no track directly up the mountain itself?

[@LongWhiteGypsy]

Which mountain? There's a lot of them :) And plenty of tracks which go through them. There's no 'walking' track up Aoraki Mt Cook, but it can be climbed. As can Mount Sefton. But you need expert level experience to do it. The closest most trampers/hikers get is to Mueller Hut on the Sealy Range.