Sealy Tarns


Sealy Tarns is a small flat area with two small tarns halfway up the northern slopes of the Sealy Range. It is accessible from the Hooker Valley and Mount Cook Village via a tramping track maintained by the Department of Conservation. The track climbs steeply from about to via many switchbacks and over 2,200 steps built of large timber anchored into the ground. The track was established during the 1980s, and upgraded in 2012. The distance for a return trek from Hooker Valley Road to Sealy Tarns is 5.8 km.
The Sealy Tarns area marks the end of the well-maintained track, with a popular tramping route that continues to climb to Mueller Hut. The area features two small tarns, an area suitable for tobogganing on the side of the ridge, and an excellent view of The Footstool, Aoraki / Mount Cook, both Hooker and Mueller Glaciers and their respective proglacial lakes, and Mount Cook Village.

Panoramic overview

This stitched panorama was taken in the Winter of 2007 in the afternoon. From left-to-right the notable features are: