National Park · OT · WC
50 trails · 52 places · 80 audio stories for the drive
Parkwolf’s Mount Aspiring ranking
1SightMount Aspiring / TititeaA 3,033 m horn for mountaineers, not day hikers.
2SightBlue PoolsTwo swing bridges lead to blue water, when the weather cooperates.
3SightRob Roy GlacierA glacier view worth a long walk and a rough drive.
4SightThunder Creek FallsA five-minute forest walk to a 28 m waterfall.
5SightFantail FallsA five-minute walk to a 23 m fan-shaped waterfall.
6SightRouteburn FallsA 9.8 km walk to a cascade at the bushline.
7SightCrucible LakeA serious climb to a lake that can hold ice into summer.
8SightHaast Pass LookoutA steep climb buys a higher view over Haast Pass.
9SightLake HarrisA wide lake view built into the Routeburn’s high alpine crossing.Hiking
ChallengingRouteburn Track33.1 km · 13.5 hrWaterfalls, alpine wetlands and a 1,255 m pass in one crossing.
ModerateRob Roy Track10 km · 4.5 hrA swingbridge, beech forest and glacier views reward the climb.
ChallengingGillespie Pass Circuit56 km · 22 hrA wild alpine pass links the Young, Siberia and Wilkin valleys.
ChallengingRees-Dart Track63 km · 1 dayFrom Rees River flats over an alpine saddle to the Dart.
ChallengingBrewster Track5.6 km · 7 hrA steep alpine climb to a hut above the Haast River
EasyBlue Pools Track3.2 km · 1.5 hrTwo swingbridges make this easy walk feel like an adventure.
ChallengingLiverpool Track30 km · 13 hrA long, exposed climb to a hut above Matukituki Valley.
ChallengingFrench Ridge Track32.4 km · 13.5 hrClimb from grassy valley flats to a hut above the alpine bushline.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Mount Aspiring Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Mount Aspiring National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Blue Pools: Beyond the First Bridge“Blue Pools car park is coming up, for a forest walk to deep, snow-fed water.”
Plays as you drive up to Blue Pools in the Parkwolf Mount Aspiring Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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60 sightingsKeaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
112 sightingsRockwrenMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
26 sightingsYellowheadMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
13 sightingsTūīMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
27 sightingsBellbirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
35 sightingsRiflemanMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Mount Aspiring. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.