New Zealand Earnslaw Glacier Lookout, Glenorchy
The Earnslaw Burn Track leads you all the way to the massiv mountain wall with lots of waterfalls that are coming out of a huge glacier. The top of it is Mount Earnslaw Burn. It is probably the most stunning single point view in New Zealand.
Photography Tips
1 picture: If you are that close to the wall I would use a wide angle lens for a full landscape shot. This shows perfectly the depth of this area. Place a person for scale.
2 & 3 picture: Use your tele-zoom lens for some minimalistic shots. There are so many different beautiful waterfalls that are coming down from the glacier.
2 & 3 picture: Use your tele-zoom lens for some minimalistic shots. There are so many different beautiful waterfalls that are coming down from the glacier.
Travel Information
This 25,3 km out-and-back trail with around 887 meter of elevation is a challenging hike and requires a really good level of fitness. If you want to go until the end of the huge glacier wall you have to hike for around 32km in total.
Please don“t go alone on that track. Here are some tricky points where you need to think twice in which direction you need to go. The reason for this are some landslides, which partially changed the paths.
Please don“t go alone on that track. Here are some tricky points where you need to think twice in which direction you need to go. The reason for this are some landslides, which partially changed the paths.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Daytime in summer
Sunrise & Sunset
08:06 - 17:20
| current local time: 10:33
Photo Themes
glacier
Glaciers
high mountains
Hiking
Hiking trail
ice waterfall
Mountain
mountain panorama
Mountain Pass
Mountain Peaks
Mountain Range
mountain valley
mountain view
Mountains
mountainscape
Rocky Mountains
trekking
Waterfall
waterfalls
Locations
Otago
Glenorchy
Earnslaw Burn
Earnslaw Burn Track
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