A Walk Around Lake Matheson

We are staying for two nights in a pleasant hostel in Franz Joseph and there are a lot of adventure activities that we could do here. Helicopter rides, sky diving, hiking, biking, fishing, swimming and hot pools - the list goes on and on. We decided to drive to Fox Glacier and do an early morning walk around Matheson Lake, to start the day out.

Lake Matheson is one of most photographed lakes in NZ because of its mirror reflection of Mt Cook and Mt Tasman. We have seen photos of it on postcards.

It was overcast when we started out, but within half an hour, when we arrived at the first lookout, the sun came out and we had a good view of the mountains and their reflections. The walk was so peaceful and green. Check out the photos of our 5 km walk around the lake.Read more