Dusky Track: 84 km in Fiordland
The Dusky Track is a named multi-day track in Fiordland. The governing figure used here is 84 km (DOC · Dusky Track), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 8 to 10 days. Grade: Advanced tramping. Season window: December to March.
DOC’s 8–10 day track. Mud, three-wire bridges, no Great Walk boardwalk. Supper Cove is the Dusky Sound arm. Tuatapere and Manapōuri are the towns. Experience required; people get helicoptered out.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Tuatapere, Lake Hauroko, Supper Cove Hut, Manapōuri. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Tuatapere — Hauroko road. Lake Hauroko — southern trailhead, boat. Supper Cove Hut — Dusky Sound. Manapōuri — northern lake, West Arm.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Dusky Track. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
