Borland Road and nearby tramping opportunities provides access to Lake Monowai, Lake Manapōuri and their tributary rivers which provide good trout fishing.
A spectacular conservation park in the Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka for the more adventurous tramper, hunter or trout fisher.
Challenging routes traverse the forest area of Takitimu Mountains taking you to Aparima Forks Hut or Spence Hut.
This is a 50 km, four day tramping trip, linking the Mavora Lakes Camping Area with the Greenstone Track. It passes through open valley tussock land and beech forested hill country.
The Green Lake/Lake Monowai track is a five-day circuit. The route to the North Borland Hut provides a clear view of Mt Titiroa.
Borland Road provides access to The Peninsula Lookout overlooking Lake Monowai and the Borland Nature Walk.
Looking for day walks from the Mavora Lakes camping ground in the Te Anau area? Try the South Mavora Lake Walking Track or the track to the Kiwiburn Hut.
Tramping tracks in the Takitimu Mountains take you thorugh attractive open beech forest, tussock and screes.
Mavora Lakes Park is an impressive landscape of mountains, lakes, forest and tussock grassland, recognised as part of the Te Wāhipounamu/South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
There are many points of natural and historic interest along the route and varied opportunities for recreation - camping, tramping, mountain biking, trout fishing, hunting, boating, and even caving.
The area is isolated and for the most part physically demanding. However for those keen on botany, high country history, hunting, tramping and exploration, there is great scope and variety.
You can walk tracks in the area; hunt deer, possums, pigs and goats; and fish trout. Make sure you have hunting and fishing permits.
You can walk tracks in the area and hunt deer, pigs and possums for which a hunting permit is required. Rivers offer good fishing for brown and rainbow trout - make sure you have a fishing permit and adhere to fishing regulations.
You can walk the four day Mavora-Greenstone Walkway or undertake shorter walks. Other activities you can carry out in the park are boating, fishing, hunting, mountain biking and four-wheel driving.