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Hump Ridge Track
The Hump Ridge Track, also called the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, is a 60–62 km walking track that is partly in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand. The track was opened in 2001 and is run privately on behalf of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Charitable Trust.
In 2019 it was announced that the track would become the eleventh of the New Zealand Great Walks, following upgrades. The initial completion date of October 2022 was delayed as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns and supply chain issues. The track was opened as a Great Walk on 25 October 2024.
The Department of Conservation gives the track length at 60 km, while the official website gives it as 62 km. Sources from before its upgrade to a Great Walk ranged from 55 km to 63 km. The track travels along coastline and through sub-alpine mountains in Fiordland.
The loop track begins and ends at a carpark 30 km from the town of Tuatapere. Land crossed by the track is in various different block and owners, Fiordland National Park, several South Island Landless Native Act blocks, the Southland District Council, and private owners. The track is operated by a non-profit business, Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Inc., on behalf of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Charitable Trust.
The track is a three-day walk with between six and eight hours of walking each day. When walked anticlockwise, the first day begins with a section that closely follows the coastline, after which it climbs almost 1000 metres over 12 kilometers before reaching Okaka Lodge. There is a short loop track near this lodge. The second day follows a ridgeline south, then turns east and crosses three historic viaducts before reaching Port Craig Lodge at Port Craig. The final day travels north again, mainly staying close to the shore. Between six and nine hours walking is required each day to complete the track.[citation needed]
Most of the coastal track is flat and the surface is made of sand or dirt and is easy to walk on. However it can get very boggy near the viaducts between Port Craig and Edwin Burn; this area also has many hundreds of railway sleepers left over from the logging. The hill sections are very delicate and much of it has been laid with boardwalk making walking easier and protecting the ecosystem. Sections that are not covered with boardwalk can have many trees, roots, and much mud to contend with.
There are options to take a helicopter up into the track, as well as to hire guides.
As of 2014, about 1800 walkers were completing the track each year. DOC noted that the travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in use of the track as New Zealanders visited places in New Zealand rather than travelling overseas.
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Hump Ridge Track
The Hump Ridge Track, also called the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, is a 60–62 km walking track that is partly in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand. The track was opened in 2001 and is run privately on behalf of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Charitable Trust.
In 2019 it was announced that the track would become the eleventh of the New Zealand Great Walks, following upgrades. The initial completion date of October 2022 was delayed as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns and supply chain issues. The track was opened as a Great Walk on 25 October 2024.
The Department of Conservation gives the track length at 60 km, while the official website gives it as 62 km. Sources from before its upgrade to a Great Walk ranged from 55 km to 63 km. The track travels along coastline and through sub-alpine mountains in Fiordland.
The loop track begins and ends at a carpark 30 km from the town of Tuatapere. Land crossed by the track is in various different block and owners, Fiordland National Park, several South Island Landless Native Act blocks, the Southland District Council, and private owners. The track is operated by a non-profit business, Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Inc., on behalf of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Charitable Trust.
The track is a three-day walk with between six and eight hours of walking each day. When walked anticlockwise, the first day begins with a section that closely follows the coastline, after which it climbs almost 1000 metres over 12 kilometers before reaching Okaka Lodge. There is a short loop track near this lodge. The second day follows a ridgeline south, then turns east and crosses three historic viaducts before reaching Port Craig Lodge at Port Craig. The final day travels north again, mainly staying close to the shore. Between six and nine hours walking is required each day to complete the track.[citation needed]
Most of the coastal track is flat and the surface is made of sand or dirt and is easy to walk on. However it can get very boggy near the viaducts between Port Craig and Edwin Burn; this area also has many hundreds of railway sleepers left over from the logging. The hill sections are very delicate and much of it has been laid with boardwalk making walking easier and protecting the ecosystem. Sections that are not covered with boardwalk can have many trees, roots, and much mud to contend with.
There are options to take a helicopter up into the track, as well as to hire guides.
As of 2014, about 1800 walkers were completing the track each year. DOC noted that the travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in use of the track as New Zealanders visited places in New Zealand rather than travelling overseas.
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