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Franz Josef Glacier Valley walk
Franz Josef, West Coast
Easy valley walk to a viewpoint of the Franz Josef Glacier front.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
An easy 40 to 60 minute walk up a boulder-strewn valley to a viewing point near the terminus. The glacier has retreated so you view from a distance, but the setting is dramatic.
Good to know
- Stay behind barriers
- Check conditions at DOC visitor centre
- Rain makes the track busy with waterfalls
- Best time
- Morning, clear day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road to the car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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