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Tramping the Routeburn Track

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Tramping the Routeburn Track

The Routeburn Track, which passes through both Fiordland and Mount Aspiring national parks, is one of eight major tracks classified as a Great Walk. These tracks, all in national parks, are particularly popular with tourists. The huts and other facilities are of a higher standard than elsewhere, and booking systems prevent overcrowding.

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Nancy Swarbrick, National parks – Māori, conservation, ecology: the 1960s onward, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14432/tramping-the-routeburn-track (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.