Routeburn Tramp & Fiordland

Clearing peaks, Lake Mackenzie

Relatively dry (for Fiordland!) family tramp along the Routeburn Track followed by a brief overnight and boat trip in Milford Sound.

The Routeburn Track really is stunning.  The cloud closed in on the middle day from Harris Saddle to Lake Mackenzie, but the views across and down the Hollyford Valley on the last day while walking past Earland Falls to Lake Howden and the Divide were beautiful.  The relatively high huts (compared to e.g. the valley huts on the Milford Track) had some great short side trips close by.

The red beech forest surrounding Lake Mackenzie is also spectacular, with a mind-boggling palette of different greens.

  • Reflecting on reflections, Lake Mackenzie
  • Morning dew
  • Above the Hollyford on the way to Earland Falls
  • Hollyford Valley with Mt Tutoko far right
  • Mt Christina
  • Earland Falls
  • Milford Sound
  • Milford Sound
  • Clay Cliffs, Omarama
  • Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo at sunrise
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Sunset over Lake Wakatipu from Kinloch
  • Bridge over Route Burn
  • Routeburn Flats
  • Routeburn Track overlooking Routeburn Flats
  • Routeburn Falls Hut complex from near Routeburn Falls
  • Harris Basin looking back towards Routeburn Falls
  • Sidling around Lake Harris bluffs
  • Above the Hollyford Valley between Harris Saddle and Lake Mackenzie
  • Looking down to Lake Mackenzie and Hut
  • Red beech forest near Lake Mackenzie