The Milford Track is located in Fiordland, within the South Island of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's most famous walking track and and is situated in New Zealand's largest National Park.
This track may only be walked in one direction, Glade Wharf to Milford Sound, during the booked walking season , which is late October to late April. A maximum of 40 independent walkers are permitted to start the track each day, due to overcrowding and damage to the environment.
This historic Maori walking track takes four days and three nights to complete and will walk you through a dramatic landscape of of forest-covered valleys, mountains and steep fiords from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound.
Bookings are essential for this much demanded route, whether you are an independent walker or using a guided walks service.
The Milford Track offers spectacular, awe-inspiring views, even in wet weather the scenery is superb.
There are many other activities you can enjoy on the Milford Track as well as day walking or tramping, these include fishing, guided walks and hunting.
The only way to access the Milford Track is by boat, if you don't have your own boat you can contact a DOC-approved operator to transport you, or book a scheduled boat service or packaged walking tour.
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Reviews
I'm an avid hiker and bush walker and Milford Track is at the very top of my must-do list for the summer. The reason I want to spend four days walking in the wilderness of Fiordland National Park is because Milford Track is home to the tallest waterfall in New Zealand and so of its most pristine lakes. There's also lots of opportunity to trek through tussock-filled high country at the beginning of the walk. And once you get to the end in Te Anau, don't miss a delicious feed of good old fish and chips from the Te Anau Dairy. It's the place the locals love.
