New zealand valley. For three generations the stewartburke family has protected and preserved what we believe is the finest habitat for world class trophy game animals in new zealand providing the discerning hunter with the vast terrain and expanse necessary for a fair chase trophy experience of a lifetime. Hooker valley track is among the most popular walking tracks in aoraki mount cook national park and the reasons why are obvious. Eden valley is an inner city suburb of auckland the largest and most populous urban area in new zealand. The hooker valley track.
Im even willing to go so far to name it the best short hike in new zealand. The hooker valley track in new zealand is an exception to this theory as it is a simple and short walk with views that you just have to see to believe. I was intrigued by byrts description of the book as a kind of master key to the relationship between new zealand and the techno libertarians of silicon valleyreluctant to enrich davidson or. Hooker valley track is the 4th and last walk of our new zealand trip and coincidentally was the easiest walk of them all.
The lindis is the latest addition to the luxury hospitality collection the lindis group and general manager william hudson says its offers unparalleled comfort in the most untouched of sceneries affording guests the best of what new zealand has to offer. New zealands best short hike. The suburb grew around dominion road one of the aucklands main arterial routeseden valleys commercial hub is made up of a collection of businesses shops and dining options that service the area. If youre looking to experience some of new zealands best alpine scenery but youre only up for a short hike the hooker valley track in aorakimount cook national park is the hike for you my friends.
I have personally hiked the hooker valley track three times now and i never get sick of the views both along the way and at the hooker lake. Welcome to leithen valley hunts. The track leads up the hooker valley and along the hooker river ending at the glacier lake where there are amazing views of aorakimount cook on a clear day. I guess we got really lazy after the super tiring hike to ben lomond summitbut just because its easy doesnt mean its not a memorable walk.
Early european settlers farmed the valley and in 1862 gold was discovered by miners from the dunstan goldfield central otago and the nokomai goldfieldsouthland in october that year.