Roberts Point Track: 11 km in Westland
The Roberts Point Track is a named day walk in Westland. The governing figure used here is 11 km (DOC · Roberts Point Track), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 5 hours return. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: Year-round; slips after rain.
Steep, rooted, and often rerouted after slips. Franz Josef village is the bed. Not the glacier valley walk — that’s a different, shorter track that also closes with ice collapse.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Franz Josef, Waiho River car park, Hendes Hut relic, Roberts Point. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Franz Josef — village. Waiho River car park — start. Hendes Hut relic — halfway relic. Roberts Point — glacier view, turn around.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Roberts Point Track. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
