Hump Ridge Track: 61 km in Southland
The Hump Ridge Track is a named DOC Great Walk in Southland. The governing figure used here is 61 km (DOC / Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 3 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: October to April.
Added to the Great Walks as the 11th. 61 km, typically 3 days. Okaka Hut is the alpine night; Port Craig the coastal mill-site night. Tuatapere is the town. The viaducts on the coastal day are the postcard.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Tuatapere, Okaka Lodge, Port Craig, Te Waewae. 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 — the town base. Okaka Lodge — ridge night. Port Craig — coastal mill and viaducts. Te Waewae — bay trailhead.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC / Tuatapere Hump Ridge 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.
