Ball Shelter

Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area

  • 5 hr – 6 hr return via same track
  • Easy/medium

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Follow the old Ball Hut Road from the Blue Lakes car park along the moraine wall of the Tasman Glacier near Aoraki / Mount Cook. Although this track approaches Mount Cook, the peak is never visible.

Ball Shelter Hut • By Delwyn.
Ball Shelter: Key information
Walking time
1 – 2 days
5 hr – 6 hr
Distance
16.0km
Type
Return via same track
Return via same track
Grade
Easy/medium
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Ball Shelter: Find it
Starts
Blue Lakes car park, near Aoraki / Mount Cook Village
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Maps
NZTopo50-BX15
NZTopo50-BX16
Altitude
800m – 1,020m
Altitude change 220m
Map
ID 1094

About this track

Added 11 October 2005 by matthewmatthew. 4 revisions, most recently 17 October 2005 by matthewmatthew.
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