Rees–Dart Track: 63 km in Mt Aspiring
The Rees–Dart Track is a named multi-day track in Mt Aspiring. The governing figure used here is 63 km (DOC · Rees–Dart Track), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 4 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: December to March.
DOC’s Rees–Dart is a 4-day circuit. Dart Hut is the crux night. Cascade Saddle is a side trip, not the main track, and people underestimate it. Glenorchy is the town; Queenstown the overflow.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Glenorchy, Shelter Rock Hut, Dart Hut, Daleys Flat Hut. 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
Glenorchy — both road ends. Shelter Rock Hut — Rees valley. Dart Hut — high confluence. Daleys Flat Hut — Dart valley out.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Rees–Dart 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.
