Tasman Lake track
An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.8 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 305 ft
- climb
- 2,432 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Tasman Lake track is an out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.8 miles round trip) in Canterbury, New Zealand, inside Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It runs between about 2,310 ft and 2,430 ft above sea level, with roughly 130 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Aoraki / Mount Cook, about 4.1 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Kinsey, Mount Wakefield and Mount Mabel. Wakefield Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Bivouac site and White Horse Hill Campground are within about 6 miles. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Tasman Lake track for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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