Lake Matheson Walk
Photo: Thomas Booker (CoderThomasB), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.2 mi
- loop
- 813 ft
- climb
- 509 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
Lake Matheson Walk is a 2.2-mile loop in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It runs between about 340 ft and 510 ft above sea level, with roughly 810 ft of climbing over the route. Most of the way is gravel. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Fox Glacier, about 3.1 miles northwest of the trailhead. For camping, Fox Glacier Top 10 Holiday Park is within about 6 miles. 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 Lake Matheson Walk for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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