Routeburn Track

The short alpine crossing: 32 km between Mount Aspiring and Fiordland national parks, with most people taking three days and two nights and staying at Routeburn Falls and Lake Mackenzie huts. The exposed middle section is the reward in clear weather and the risk in bad, since avalanche hazard can close parts of the track even in the Great Walk season. It can be walked from either end, but the road between Routeburn Shelter, near Glenorchy, and The Divide, near Te Anau, is 325 km, so book transport at both. Its three huts and two campsites need booking from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027; from May to October it calls for alpine skills, equipment and experience.