River Walk
Fox Glacier
1 Rankers Review
1 Face-to-Face
9 Fox Glacier
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Marios Gavalas
Author And Researcher
Nau mai, haere mai
Nau mai, haere mai
I'm Marios, delivering the best of Aotearoa's nature walks to your device.
I've personally walked hundreds of New Zealand's tracks and spent months in libraries uncovering interesting information on New Zealand/Aotearoa. And you'll find a slice of that research on this page - enjoy!
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Information
A crossing of the historic Fox River Swing bridge.
Access
From Fox township, cross the Fox River and immediately turn left into Glacier View Road.
Continue 3 km to the parking area, toilet and road end. This road is unsuitable for campers (3.2m headroom barrier at road entrance).
Track
Branch left after the zig-zags. The descent to river level is via steps and an ecclesiastical arched corridor of moss festooned kamahi.
European History
The original swing bridge was used on the route to Fox Glacier for early tourists. It was built in 1929 and cost £1,200. The road up the south side was only built in the 1930s and Glacier View Road in the 1940s.
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Reviews
James Betz
Ranking: 9/10
Fun walk over swinging bridge into rainforest. Interesting and diverse.
DOC Managed
Thanks to all the good people working for the NZ Department of Conservation - for all your hard work - making NZ more beautiful, accessable and healthy! Cheers 😍
