If you can only spend one day at Mt Aspiring and want a good sense of its offerings, this walk is the way to do it. Make Up of Run. The track climbs through a small gorge into beech forest, then into alpine vegetation at the head of the valley, with good views of the Rob Roy Glacier. The Rob Roy Glacier Track is one of Mount Aspiring National Park's most outstanding day-runs. Getting there The track starts at the Raspberry Creek car park, 54 km west of Wanaka on the Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road. At the road's end, the track follows Rob Roy Stream through beech forest. A relatively short and well-kept path leads high into the Rob Roy Basin, where a hanging glacier drapes the mountain walls and sends cascades of water down in all directions.

Rob Roy Glacier Track is part of Mount Aspiring National Park, just a short one hour drive from Wanaka. The Rob Roy Glacier is a small hanging glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island.It is located within the Mount Aspiring National Park, 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Mount Aspiring / Tititea.. The turnaround point of the run is an amazing amphitheatre, inhabited by keas, with stunning views of Rob Roy Glacier and the numerous waterfalls that cascade off it. Rob Roy Glacier Track. During the 4-5 hour walk you will see magnificent alpine views, tumbling waterfalls and close-up views of the Rob Roy Glacier. The “Rob Roy” name came from the Scottish hero Rob Roy MacGregor, named by the first Europeans who settled around the area in 1870s. The glacier covers the steep slopes of the mountains surrounding the head of the Rob Roy Valley. The Rob Roy track is billed as an easy track that even older children can do.

Quite simply one of the most breathtaking vistas in NZ! There are currently no female FKTs for Rob Roy Glacier Track. TRACK CLOSED (22 JULY 2019) DUE TO EROSION - MAY BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. The Rob Roy Glacier walk is one of the jewels in the park. Find out everything you need to know about the Rob Roy Glacier such as starting points, difficulty level and transport options. Filter FKTs. From Wanaka, the experience begins with a one-hour drive along the beautiful Matukituki Valley into the national park. The Rob Roy Glacier Track leads you into Mount Aspiring National Park, an amazing world of mountains, glaciers, river valleys and alpine lakes. Arguably the most stunning attraction in and around the Lake Wanaka area - the Rob Roy Glacier track is not to be missed!