The opening aerial shot of The Fellowship of the Ring showing the forested banks of the Anduin River. The river (whose actual name is the Waiau River) can also be crossed from the Kepler Track starting point. […]
Longitude: 167
Milford Foreshore Walk
An easy twenty minute loop walk also starting from the main visitor carpark. Great views of Mitre Peak from this 400 metre walk. […]
Milford Sound Lookout Track: 10 minutes
Leads from the main Milford carpark. […]
The Chasm: 20 min loop
This very popular loop walk starts from the main Milford Sound Highway, 7.5km past Homer Tunnel, 108km from Te Anau. […]
The Wilderness Lookout
20 minutes from Te Anau, take a five minute stop at this viewing platform, overlooking Halocarpus bidwilli bog pine forest, with views of mountain surrounding. […]
Mores Scenic Reserve
Just above Riverton, a short walk in Mores Reserve will lead you to views across the Foveaux Strait and Riverton. Located at the top of Richard Street. […]
Gemstone Beach
Just north of Orepuke, Gemstone beach varies from sandy to stony based on storms and tides. […]
Kepler Track
The Kepler Track is one of NZ’s Great Walks, and runs a loop right next to Te Anau. Its also suitable for shorter daywalks. You can walk to the track along the lakeside from the DOC visitor centre. […]
The Hump Ridge Track
The Hump Ridge Track is a 3 day loop track that explores beautiful coastal scenery and low alpine terrain through the wild south of New Zealand. You can also easily to a daywalk on the track, making your way from the carpark through lush forest to the beach. Look out for dolphins! The carpark and […]
Te Anau Glowworm Caves
Experience a mysterious underground world of rushing water before drifting in silent darkness beneath the luminous shimmer of hundreds of glowworms. By geological standards the caves are very young (12,000 years) and are still being carved out by the force of the river that flows through them. The result is a twisting network of limestone […]