Bealey Valley Track

From the car park opposite Jacks Hut, the track follows a short section of the Arthur's Pass Walking Track before branching off to cross Bealey Chasm – a narrow channel where the river cascades over huge boulders.Very easy walk. Not a steep track in sight. have to cross some stream but all good.For stunning views of Mt Rolleston, continue on for a couple of minutes, climbing a hill to a snowgrass clearing. The track re-enters the beech forest and ends when you reach the Bealey River. This track is subject to avalanche hazard in winter past this point; please heed the warning signs.

Another 10/10 spot in the pass

Met a cute bird that kept following us!

This a nice, easy walk to a bridge where we stopped and took some photos. The track to the stream has a deep forest feel, green and lush. A lot of steps but easily negotiable.

This is a lovely walking track which features sub-alpine forest, fantastic mountain views and the Bealey chasm.You walk through mountain beech forest to the base of Mount Rolleston to admire the glacier. The track starts from a car-park 3 km north of Arthur's Pass Village on SH 73. The little green Jack's Hut, an historic road worker's hut, is just across the road.About 200 metres turn left down a flight of stairs onto the Bealey Valley Track. The track is bridged across the Bealey River at The Chasm". The track opens to a tussock clearing (alpine bog) and into the sub-alpine forest again before reaching the river again after about 20-30 minutes adjacent the avalanche warning sign. This is the "official" end of the track. Return the same way. At the most it would be a one hour walk.You can walk further but I have only done this in the summer. There is a track that runs alongside the river

We only went as far as the Bealey Chasm - a quick 15 minute stop on the side of the Arthurs Pass road.You could also do this as a stop on a full day walk up and back along the Arthurs Pass Track, or as a short diversion at the start of the Bealey Valley track.Park in the small carpark next to the highway on the left, heading west, walk along the short track to the chasm, and then walk back. There’s about 100 steps, so, it’s not wheelchair friendly, but kids will easily manage this, and there’s some nice rainforest on the way there to the river. A nice short stop.

So driving along Arthurs Pass there are plenty of stops you can take to do short walks to view amazing scenery. We've driven past Jacks hut and never bothered to stop and do the walk in this area. Now after being forced by weather to look at doing things close to the road, I would highly recommend doing the 3 minute walk down to the chasm.... especially in snow as it a safe option for kids to do in those conditions.

Very picturesque and surreal forest walk. Highly recommend!

lovely walk under 2 hours return. the last half hour rock hopping up the river past the finish of the marked trail.

Highly underrated hike! Beautiful even in winter. The loop takes about one hour! Easy to walk.