The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned, 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand.[2] The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.
The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies this track as a Great Walk and maintains three huts along the track: Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut, and Lake Mackenzie Hut; in addition there is an emergency shelter at Harris Saddle. The track overlaps both the Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks, with the border and highest point being the Harris Saddle. There is access to another tramping area called the Greenstone and Caples Tracks from Lake Howden near The Divide.
This area gets much less rain than Milford Sound, and the forests are very different, especially on the eastern side of the saddle, which due to less rainfall is predominantly made up of New Zealand red beech and mountain beech, with relatively few ferns. The track spends a long time on the high ridges around Harris Saddle, with great long-distance views in many directions. The track has a long history of use dating back to the 1880s.
^"Routeburn Track". tramper.co.nz. New Zealand Tramper. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^"Routeburn Track". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
The RouteburnTrack is a world-renowned, 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. The track can be done in either direction...
The Routeburn Classic mountain run is a mountain running event in New Zealand and is 32 km (20 mi) in distance, following the entire RouteburnTrack. It...
several other tracks including the New Zealand Great Walk of the RouteburnTrack as well as the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park tracks. All of these areas...
entitled Bear Essentials of Safety, filmed against the backdrop of the RouteburnTrack on the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island. In 2014, Grylls...
including Tarahaka Whakatipu, the Harris Saddle at the head of the RouteburnTrack; Te Awa Whakatipu, the main Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu flowing into...
grasslands. RouteburnTrack – at 32 kilometres the shortest of the walking tracks. Milford Track – the most famous of the Great Walks. Paparoa Track and Pike29...
Charlotte Track Rees and Dart Tracks Roberts Point TrackRouteburnTrack (GW) South Coast Track St James Walkway Travers-Sabine Circuit Wangapeka Track Te Araroa...
It was designed to ease the strain on the popular Milford and RouteburnTracks. The track had a considerable contribution from the International Expedition...
trampers, with the multi-day Milford, Kepler and Hollyford tracks, and half of the RouteburnTrack within the park. The latter three can also be walked in...
relocation support for the rare whio (blue duck) from the Milford Track to near the RouteburnTrack to help boost breeding pairs. The Leslie Hutchins Conservation...
and hiking tracks in the park include: Cascade Saddle Track Gillespie Pass circuit Matukituki Valley RouteburnTrack Rees and Dart Tracks National parks...
21667°E / -45.01667; 169.21667 Lake Harris Mount Aspiring N.P. Along the RouteburnTrack, south of Lake Wilson 44°43′30″S 168°10′30″E / 44.72500°S 168.17500°E...
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi and the Milford Track, Lake Te Anau and the Kepler Track, the RouteburnTrack and Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Aoraki / Mount...
It is located near Lake Harris and Conical Hill, and is part of the RouteburnTrack. In the early 1880s, William Walter Smith stated that he view from...
Lord of the Rings, including some in Lothlorien, Isengard (along the RouteburnTrack), and Amon Hen. Local companies offer themed treks, horseback, or boat...
September 30, 2014. "Google Street View adds Swiss Alps & Sochi Formula 1 track coverage". 9to5Google. October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2015. "Why...
Homer Tunnel, is only a few dozen kilometres away from the Routeburn Valley (of RouteburnTrack fame), in turn easily reached by existing roads. The proposal...
on the opposite side of the Hollyford Valley on a short side track from the RouteburnTrack. "Lake Marian, Southland - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information...
major and sealed rural roads, and seven of the nine Great Walks hiking tracks. Pitcairn Pitcairn Island – Most roads and some paths Henderson Island...
management. Ultimate Hikes, running guided walks on the Milford Track and RouteburnTrack The Hermitage Hotel, at Aoraki / Mount Cook AJ Hackett Bungy,...
Global Information