Walking and tramping in Matukituki Valley area, Mount Aspiring National Park

Trampers on the Rob Roy Track The valley is a good entry point to an area of spectacular alpine scenery, snowfields, glaciers, sheer rock cliffs and waterfalls.

A swing bridge, 15 minutes from the Raspberry Flat car-park, crosses the West Matukituki River, downstream from the Rob Roy Stream junction. After the bridge 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.

Getting there

The Matukituki Valley is an hour’s drive west from Wanaka.

The track starts at a swing bridge, 15 minutes from the Raspberry Flat car park.