Routeburn Track: 32 km in Fiordland / Mt Aspiring
The Routeburn Track is a named DOC Great Walk in Fiordland / Mt Aspiring. The governing figure used here is 32 km (DOC · Routeburn Track), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 to 4 days. Grade: Tramping track. Season window: October to April.
DOC length 32 km. Harris Saddle is the alpine pass. Routeburn Falls and Lake Mackenzie are the Great Walk huts. Glenorchy and Te Anau (via The Divide) are the beds. This is not a loop — you need a transport connection.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Glenorchy, Routeburn Shelter, Lake Mackenzie Hut, The Divide. 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 — Dart road, eastern bed base. Routeburn Shelter — eastern trailhead. Lake Mackenzie Hut — western hanging-valley hut. The Divide — Milford Road trailhead.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow DOC · Routeburn 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.
