Sealy Tarns Track – Stairway to Heaven 🏔️💚

With Hooker Valley Track closed for the year after recent heavy rains, we changed plans and tackled the Sealy Tarns Track instead. . The trail is named after the alpine lake at the summit, Sealy Tarns — calm, still, and reflecting the peaks like a mirror on a good day. This 5.8 km return trail takes around 3–4 hours, and nearly 90% of it is made up of over 2,200 steep steps. But the views? Aoraki/Mount Cook, Hooker Valley, and the Southern Alps keep you company most of the way — and make every step worth it. #sealytarns #mountcooknationalpark #aorakimountcook #newzealandhikes #greatwalksnz #hikingviews #southislandnz #nzmustdo