It is classified by the Department of Conservation as an advanced track, requiring a "good level of fitness".

[1] Roberts Point Track was constructed in 1907 with the purpose of providing tourists with a place to view the Franz Josef Glacier.

[4] The track starts at the Douglas Bridge and goes up the east side of the Waiho Valley, which is over ice-carved rock.

Further on, the track goes to a suspension bridge crossing Rope Creek until it reaches Roberts Point further uphill.

[6] Steelwork produced in the forge was used in the construction of a walkway in the track, now known as Hende's Gallery,[5][6] which hangs off iron bars driven into the rock.

[8] In May 2018, a German tourist walked on the track alone without a map or compass in unsafe weather and rising water levels, despite other trampers urging her to turn back.