Key Summit Track: 6 km in Fiordland
The Key Summit Track is a named day walk in Fiordland. The governing figure used here is 6 km (DOC · Key Summit), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 3 hours return. Grade: Walking track. Season window: October to April.
DOC’s short alpine walk off the Routeburn. The Divide car park is on SH94. Te Anau is the bed. Snow lingers. This is the day walk people do when they haven’t booked the Routeburn.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Te Anau, The Divide, Key Summit tarns, Key Summit lookout. 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
Te Anau — town. The Divide — SH94 car park. Key Summit tarns — boardwalk. Key Summit lookout — the view.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Key Summit. 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.
