Milford Track |
Day 3
Day 5
Mintaro Hut to Dumpling Hut: 6-7 hours, 8.7 miles
- Climb to Mackinnon Pass and the memorial to explorer Quintin McKinnon - See Lake Mintaro and the Clinton Canyon along the way - Reach the highest point of the track and Mackinnon Pass Shelter (1154 m) - Go downhill through an alpine garden to the valley floor, passing some waterfalls along the Roaring Burn River before arriving at Quintin Shelter - Side trip: Sutherland Falls, 1 hr 30 min |
Day 6
Dumpling Hut to Sandfly Point: 5hr 30min – 6hr, 11.2 miles
- From Dumpling Hut, follow Arthur River to the historic Boatshed - Further along the track is Mackay Falls and Bell Rock - See the man-made rock cuttings alongside the Arthur River and Lake Ada - Spend the last 3 km on a smooth, wide track constructed by a prison labor gang between 1890 and 1892. - Boat ride from Sandfly Point to Milford Sound Go to my Chalet, get settled in, take a shower for the first time in 4 days, eat some decent food, and relax |