Matagouri shrubs (Discaria toumatou) dominate the grasslands near the trailhead.
Looking east from the trail at the massive, scree-covered Southern Alps.
The view leading up to the first suspension bridge across the Hooker River. In the near background is Mueller Lake, and behind the lake covered in clouds is Mount Sefton (3,151 m).
Approaching the first suspension bridge.
The silty water of the Hooker River. Mueller Lake and Mueller Glacier is in the center, and the glacier looks more like a rockfall.
Mueller Lake and Mueller Glacier.
A viewpoint with a view of Mueller Lake, Mueller Glacier, and the trail.
The second suspension bridge, the longest and highest of the three.
A stream in the grasslands between the second and third suspension bridges.
Walking into the Hooker Valley. Aoraki/Mount Cook (3,724 m) would dominate the view from here on a clear day.
The third suspension bridge.
The third suspension bridge.
Looking the other direction near the end of the main eastern approach to Hooker Lake.
Clouds breaking over the Hooker Valley.
Looking above Hooker Lake, where you can find picnic tables.
Icebergs in Hooker Lake viewed from the beach on the east side. In the background is the Hooker Glacier and New Zealand's tallest mountain, Aoraki/Mount Cook (3,724 m).
The western approach to Hooker Lake is less defined and requires some routefinding.
The view from the west side of Hooker Lake.