Fiordland Activities (11.3 MB) - Southern Lakes

Kepler Track
The Kepler Track offers vistas of lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, alpine grasslands of the Jackson Peaks, beech forest and U-shaped
glacial valleys. There are three Department of Conservation huts along the track. This well-graded track can be walked in either
direction. A shorter three-day walk option finishes at the swing bridge at Rainbow Reach. It is recommended that the track is walked
in an anti-clockwise direction, allowing a more gradual climb of 1000m through cool beech forest to the bush line. Those with limited
time, experience or fitness may choose to stay only one night in a hut or do a day walk. The walk from Rainbow Reach to Moturau hut
on the shores of Lake Manapouri is particularly suitable for family groups. Two nights at Luxmore Hut makes a nice option in winter
time when the alpine section is often blanketed with snow and there is high avalanche danger.
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key points
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Bookings at
www.doc.govt.nz
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Starts and finishes from Te Anau
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60km in length
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2 nights 3 days or 3 nights 4
days
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Independent walking only -
except for guided day walk
options
Kepler Track
track length
duration
season
access
60 km circuit track from Te Anau
Can be walked in 2 nights/3 days or 3 nights/4 days
Outside the summer season, huts are available to use but are not serviced.
The Kepler track is easily accessible from the Lake Te Anau control gates, either by road or a 45-minute walk
from the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre in Te Anau, or over the swing bridge across the Waiau River at
Rainbow Reach. A shuttle bus also operates during the summer season to entry and exit points on the track and a
scheduled boat service provides access to Brod Bay. > see Track Transport for operator contact information