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Lake Ellery Track
Haast, West Coast
Short forest walk to a glacier-carved lake south of Haast.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A well-formed 3 km return track follows Ellery Stream through beech and podocarp forest to a lake gouged out by the old Arawhata Glacier. A picnic table sits at the head of the lake. Calm, uncrowded and a good use of an hour on the Jackson Bay road.
Good to know
- Turn onto Jackson River Road after the Arawhata bridge, 3 km of gravel
- Dogs only with a permit from the Haast visitor centre
- Bring sandfly repellent
- Best time
- Morning, still water for reflections
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Unsealed Jackson River Road, small car park at the track start
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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