New Zealand French Ridge Hut, Mount Aspiring National Park

Mount Aspiring National Park offers many great opportunities for multi day hikes. The French Ridge Hut ist just below some huge glaciers on the right site of the valley with stunning views into the valley, the opposite mountain range and with hikes straight to the glaciers.

I´ve used a wide angle lens here, to get more landscape in my picture. The unsharp stones in the foreground are a good leading line to the hut.

Don´t be shy if the weather is bad. Around the hut you are in a save distance to reach it quickly if the weather is turning bad.

Start your hiking at the Rasperry Flat Carpark. This 34 km out-and-back trail has around 1579 meter of elevation and is a very long and challenging hike. The last three kilometers are very steep and sometimes slippery. You definitely need experience in the mountains to get to this hut. Don´t go in bad weather and check this almost in advance.

You need to reserve the hut before you go. The department of conversation as a professional homepage with all important informations: https://www.doc.govt.nz/