Well formed track,steady climb,not steep,easy,comfortable. Two beautiful lookouts on the way plus other views Helibee hive😄 really best experience apart from flight maybe.Chose this instead Roberts point on the other side.May take 8 hours only if you include a 4-hour nap at the top😉

Fun track and pretty easy going all the way to the top. Beautiful views of the glacier and most of the West Coast.

This is a very pleasant walk with great views of the glacier on fine days. The track climbs quite steadily through the forest and last 100 meters give you great view of the West Coast and the mountains.

Good track! It took us 3 hours to the top. We were tired, because it is a constant climb. But nothing from another world. We were lucky, because when we got to the top was cleared up.

We started the hike at 7am and got to the top at 10am. When we stopped at the Christmas lookout we had a good view on the mountains and the glacier but we could already see that the mountain where the track leads to is covered in clouds. We didn’t had a view from the top, just fog around us :( other people arrived at the top at 9am and didn’t had a view either. The only people who had a view today started the hike at 4am. The time frame to see the glacier is really small.

The track is open 7/9/20. Its a hard, but gradually rock and tree roots climbing with 2 lookouts. We went on a suposed to be sunny day without clouds, and once we reached the top, it was covered in clouds and we didnt see anything. 2:45 hrs up, 1:15 hrs sitting there waiting, and 2:30 hrs down for us, 2 young, fit people.

We hiked up 10 Minutes after Christmas lookout, the top should be around 1 hour further. In total it took us about 6hours. Beautiful rainforest, especially with the sun, the Glacier is also good to see in between

Amazing track up to a viewpoint to the Franz-Josef glacier. Do it early in the morning because at afternoon the clouds may be in the way. The second lookout (Christmas lookout) is already pretty nice. The walk is a little difficult with a bit of climbing and a rocky way. But really nice in the rainforest

Not closed anymore, did it today :) DOC advised it to me

Super hike, the path is quite pleasant and fun but it slips at times. We did it in 4:30 am being good walkers. The view of the glacier at the top is incredible! Despite the clouds over franz joseph village, we had a great sun up!