Hiking trails in Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago, New Zealand

Browse 13 hiking trails in Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago, New Zealand. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX…

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• Earland Falls Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 7.5 km return · Moderate

  A long Fiordland day hike on the Routeburn Track to the 174-metre Earland Falls.

• Gertrude Saddle Route — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 7 km return · Challenging

  An expert alpine route over river crossings, boulders and steep granite slabs to a dramatic saddle above Milford Sound.

• Kepler Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 60 km loop · Challenging

  A 60-kilometre Fiordland circuit linking lake shore, beech forest, wetlands and a long alpine ridge above Te Anau.

• Kepler Track Car Park to Luxmore Hut — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 27.6 km return · Challenging

  A strenuous full-day ascent from Lake Te Anau through forest and limestone bluffs to Luxmore Hut above the bushline.

• Kepler Track Car Park to Rainbow Reach — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 9.5 km one way · Moderate

  A one-way forest and river walk along the Waiau River section of the Kepler Track.

• Kepler Track to Dock Bay and Brod Bay — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 5.6 km return · Easy

  An easy lakeshore section of the Kepler Track through beech forest to Dock Bay and Brod Bay.

• Key Summit Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 6.8 km return · Moderate

  A half-day climb from The Divide to alpine tarns and panoramic views of the Humboldt and Darran mountains.

• Lake Gunn Nature Walk — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 1.4 km loop · Easy

  A short interpreted forest loop beside Lake Gunn through mossy red-beech habitat.

• Lake Howden Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 3.4 km return · Moderate

  A compact Routeburn Track sampler through silver-beech forest to Lake Howden.

• Lake Marian Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 6.2 km return · Challenging

  A steep, muddy forest ascent to a glacial alpine lake in a hanging valley beneath Fiordland peaks.

• Milford Track — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 53.5 km one way · Challenging

  A tightly managed four-day Great Walk through glacier-carved valleys, rainforest and Omanui/McKinnon Pass to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi.

• Rainbow Reach to Moturau Hut and Shallow Bay — Southland / Fiordland, with Routeburn Track also crossing Otago · New Zealand · 12 km return · Moderate

  A gentle Kepler Track excursion through beech forest and wetlands to Lake Manapouri, Moturau Hut and Shallow Bay.

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