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  • Features
    • Activities
    • Conservation projects
    • History
    • Natural history

Features

Find out about the cultural and natural history of the Routeburn Track, guided walk information and other activities allowed in the park.


Fishing, Southland.

Activities on the Routeburn Track

Find out about guided walks and other activities you can do on the Routeburn Track.

Yellowhead fledgling, Eglinton Valley, Fiordland National Park. Photo copyright: Michael Eckstaedt, www.naturephoto.co.nz. DOC USE ONLY.

Conservation projects

DOC staff are carrying out an extensive stoat trapping and rat control programmes in the Routeburn valley to protect the natural values of the conservation area.

Greenstone outcrop. Photo: DOC.

History

Maori and early European travellers have coloured the history of the Routeburn Track area. Find out more...

Hairy alpine buttercup. Photo: Bruce Postill.

Natural history

Find information on the geology and plant and animal life on the Routeburn Track great walk.


 

Find out more

Book online. Check availability, and book, huts and other factilities on the Routeburn Track.
Publication

Routeburn track brochure (PDF,1700K) 
Note: This large file may be slow to open

Publication

Day walks in Fiordland National Park (PDF, 700K)

Didymo controls in Fiordland National Park (PDF, 430K)

Weather

Weather

Maps

Topographic maps are available from DOC Visitor Centres

Information

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Safety

Fiordland track updates and weather information

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