Kepler Track
✓ Verificada contra la agencia · DOC60 km circuit from Te Anau. Built in 1988 to relieve pressure on the Milford and Routeburn. Features a full-day exposed alpine ridgeline traverse above the bushline at 1,400 m with views of Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri. The only Fiordland Great Walk you can walk to from town.
Distancia
38.7 km
Elevación máx.
1,400m (Luxmore Saddle)
Duración
3–4 days
Clasificación de seguridad
DificultadMulti-day trek
GuíaNo guide needed
EquipoNo technical gear
OficialSí
MantenidaSí
Temporada
Great Walk season 27 Oct–30 Apr. In season a non-technical booked-hut walk. Off-season (1 May–26 Oct) the exposed alpine section (Luxmore to Iris Burn, 1400 m+) is snow-covered and unmarked, 9 avalanche paths, blizzard risk — alpine skills and traction/ice axe required.
Peligros
- ▲exposed alpine ridge above bushline
- ▲blizzard / wind-chill
- ▲avalanche (off-season)
- ▲snow and ice
- ▲cold
Independent booked-hut Great Walk with a high exposed alpine ridge; off-season the ridge is a snow route.