Saturday, March 29, 2008
Routeburn Track
The last walk we did was the Routeburn Track. This is also in National Geographic’s top 10, and also considered within the UN World heritage Site’s list. This track was shorter, only 33km, and we did it in 3 days.
The paths are rougher, and a bit more technical, but relatively easy. We had the most amazing weather though. From the top of a point called Conical Hill, we had a 360 degree view of all of the mountains and the Hollyford Valley. We could see the valley right out to the Tasman sea, and there was not a cloud in the sky. ( sidenote: It was Easter Sunday )
The trail is mostly above the treeline, which means that there are greatviews of the Southern Alps and the Darrin Mts. Throughout most of the trail.
For our group, it was a better track than the even more famous Milford track that we had done.
In a nutshell, we felt that Milford was good for it’s clear waters, and Routeburn was good for it’s mountain views.
Again, we booked a year in advance for the trek.
