Three Day Independent Walk

• Accommodation in huts on the trail included.
• Return shuttle bus transportation from Queenstown included. 

Day One: Routeburn Shelter to Routeburn Falls Hut (9km 4 Hours). Your shuttle bus will drop you off at Routeburn Shelter - the start of the track. From there you’ll climb steadily past streams and waterfalls and through stunning beech forest, providing views of the Humboldt Mountains. You end your first day at Routeburn Falls Hut, on the edge of the bushline and close to the impressive Routeburn Falls cascade.
 
Day Two: Routeburn Falls Hut to Lake Mackenzie Hut (11km 4-6 Hours). Start day two bay working your way further up the valley through wetlands and tussock-covered flats, before sidling along the bluffs above Lake Harris to reach the highest point on the track at Harris Saddle/Tarahaka Whakatipu (1,255 m). The track then descends and traverses along the exposed Hollyford Face, with expansive views over the Darran Mountains - a section well known for its impressive array of alpine plants. From here you descend to Lake Mackenzie Hut, set beside beautiful Lake Mackenzie, and your second night on the track.

Day Three: Lake Mackenzie Hut to The Divide (12km 4-5 Hours). The last day on the Routeburn is generally a gradual descent. You pass the impressive Earland Falls (174 m) and walk through silver beech forest to The Divide on the Milford Highway and the end of the trail. From here your shuttle bus takes you back to Queenstown or Te Anau.