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	Routeburn Track - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned tramping (hiking) track found on the South Island of New Zealand.
		The track is usually completed by starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu, and finishing on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.
		The Routeburn Track was named one of the top eleven trails in the world by the National Geographic Adventure Magazine in May 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Routeburn_Track (417 words)

	Routeburn Walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Routeburn track traverses 33km of Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks which are part of the Te Wahi Pounamu, South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
		The Routeburn Track is located in the south-west of the South Island and runs between the head of Lake Wakatipu and S.H.94 the Te Anau /Milford Road.
		Above the bushline between Lake Mackenzie and the Routeburn Falls are snow tussock grasslands, and herbfields with mountain buttercups, daisies, and ourisias.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /new_zealand/walks/indiv_routeburnwalk.html (3377 words)

	Routeburn Track - Tracks - New Zealand Tramper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Routeburn Track is managed as one of the DOC Great Walks.
		The Routeburn is the second busiest trail in New Zealand.
		The Routeburn Track is in the lower South Island of New Zealand and links 2 large National Parks - Mt. Aspiring and Fiordland - via the Harris Saddle (1,277 metres high).
	www.tramper.co.nz /index.cfm?view=object&id=252 (1139 words)

	The Routeburn Track (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		However the section from the road end at Routeburn Shelter to the Routeburn Falls Hut is clear all year.
		If you are staying at the Routeburn Flats Hut then the afternoon can be filled in with a stroll up the North Branch starting with a knee-deep crossing of the Left Branch.
		The Routeburn Falls Hut is the other one to your right with the better views from its porch.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~fiski/routeburn.html (2930 words)

	Routeburn Track
		The Routeburn Track's highest point is Harris Saddle (1,255m) and the lowest point is Routeburn Shelter (start or finish point) at 458m.
		You start the Routeburn Track from either end (Routeburn Shelter or The Divide) and you will need to arrange transport to the start and from the finish as each end is at least half an hour's drive from any accommodation.
		The Routeburn River is crystal clear and you will be tempted to jump in for a swim despite its icy cold temperature.
	www.quackit.com /travel/nz/routeburn_track (677 words)

	Fiordland \| Routeburn Track (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The challenging Routeburn Track may also be combined with the gentler Greenstone Track into an excellent round tramp (this option can also be taken as a guided trek).
		To the early European surveyors, prospectors and explorers, the valley of the Route Burn and the passes at its head formed a vital link from Lake Wakatipu to the ranges of the north-west and the Hollyford River and tributaries running down to the West Coast.
		The Routeburn Shelter is 74 kilometres from Queenstown on the Mount Aspiring side of the track and The Divide is 80 kilometres from Te Anau on the Fiordland side of the track.
	www.travellink.co.nz /media/page.asp?UID=69 (1455 words)

	Route Guide: Routeburn Track - Articles - New Zealand Tramper
		It is one of the Great Walks, and as about 7500 trampers visit the Routeburn Track over the Summer Season, it is regulated to control visitor numbers.
		However, the sections from Routeburn Shelter to the Routeburn Falls Hut and from the Divide to Earland Falls or perhaps Mackenzie Hut are clear all year.
		The Routeburn in winter or early spring is a highly worthwhile destination with alpine views that are unmatched by those of the summer months.
	www.tramper.co.nz /nature/index.cfm?view=object&id=52 (3532 words)

	Routeburn Track, New Zealand
		The Routeburn Track traverses wild and scenic mountain country between the Hollyford and Dart Valleys at the base of New Zealand's Southern Alps.
		Since the 1880's the Routeburn Track has proved to be one of the most accessible and popular journeys into New Zealand's forests and mountains.
		The Routeburn Track passes through two national parks, Fiordland and Mount Aspiring, and is part of Te Wahipounamu, South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
	www.firstlighttravel.com /walk_loc_routeburn.html (626 words)

	Routeburn Track guide (day by day), New Zealand Great Walks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		From the car park at the Routeburn shelter (458m) cross the swing bridge to the well formed, easy graded track.
		Where the track forks take the right track to Routeburn Flats Hut (20 bunks) and a camping area five minutes from the hut, or take the left track to continue to Routeburn Falls Hut.
		From the Routeburn Flats Hut cross the unbridged Route Burn and follow the North Branch through beech forest and tussock clearings.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Explore/002~Tracks-and-Walks/Great-Walks/Routeburn-Track/140~Track-guide-(day-by-day).asp (777 words)

	Routeburn Track versus Milford Track - Travel to New Zealand - Wildland Adventures
		The Routeburn and Milford Tracks are New Zealand’s two finest walks.
		When planning our trip and answering the question, “Which is better.” we prefer the Routeburn for several reasons including: 1) less commercial and smaller group size (regulated by the National Park Service), 2) higher elevation with drier climate and more clear skies with better opportunities for views, 3) shorter duration, and 4) easier gradient.
		Although access to each track is tightly regulated, the worldwide name cachet and historic tradition of the Milford results in it being the busier of the two.
	www.wildland.com /trips/pacific/new_routeburn_milford.aspx (171 words)

	OneDayHikes.com - Hikes and Hiking Trails
		Turn right onto Routeburn Kinlock Road in 8.5 km, and continue for 6.5 km to a car park just before the end of the road.
		The Routeburn Track is a high country traverse between Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks via the Routeburn and Hollyford Valleys.
		Routeburn Flats Hut lies 5 minutes straight ahead, but you need to take the left path to Routeburn Falls, about 1 hour away.
	www.onedayhikes.com /PrintFriendlyHikes.asp?HikesId=70 (1285 words)

	Routeburn Track - Best of the South Island - Serious Fun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This morning we descend from the tiered cascades of Routeburn Falls to the alpine meadows of Routeburn Flat through a rich mixed beech forest.
		The Routeburn itself did not contain large quantities of Greenstone, but was used by Maori as a passage between two if their main sources, the Dart Valley and the Arahura River on the West Coast.
		The NZ Government Department of Tourism was set up in the early 1900's and quickly went to work on the track but due to the outbreak of World War One, it wasn't completed until the late 1930's.
	www.seriousfunnewzealand.com /trips/hiking_trips/best_of_the_south_island/routeburn-track.cfm (922 words)

	The Routeburn Track, Fiordland New Zealand - E-fatti Hiking logs
		Lightening flashes that we had been seeing in the distance all night were now on top of us, and we entered Glenorchy huge lightening flashes lit up the countryside, enough to make out all the colours of day.
		A quick slog uphill from Routeburn flats to falls hut marked the end of a 1/3 of the day.
		Along the way from the hut we managed to pick up a random hiker who was looking for a ride back to Te Anau and majority rules said that we should go for a quick drive up to the Homer tunnel before heading back for dinner.
	www.e-fatti.com /hiking_logs/Routeburn_Track (1806 words)

	Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: New Zealand: Routeburn-Greenstone Track
		The problem with the Routeburn is that it's a bit of a surrogate for the Milford, which means it's a real tourist track; some 10,000 people a year tramp the Routeburn, and most of them aren't Kiwis.
		The Routeburn is an alpine track, and the two types became instantly apparent from Conical Hill, from where I could see right down the Hollyford Valley to Martins Bay, quite a sight when you've already spent a week or so hacking your way up the valley that's spread before you.
		The campsite was rather pitiful and, as with Routeburn Flats, incredibly cold and dewy, but at least it kept my milk mixture cold for my morning muesli, and meant that when I woke up, I had absolutely no desire to lie in and enjoy the perishing morning mist.
	www.moxon.net /new_zealand/routeburn-greenstone_track.html (1256 words)

	Routeburn Track, New Zealand Great Walks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Routeburn Track traverses 32 kilometres of Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks, part of Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area and is administered by the Department of Conservation on behalf of the New Zealand public.
		The Routeburn Track can be accessed by road at either the Routeburn Shelter (the starting or finishing point at the Mount Aspiring National Park end of the track), or at the Divide (the starting or finishing point at the Fiordland National Park end of the track).
		The Routeburn Track is not a circuit track and there are over 350 kilometres of road transport required between both ends.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Explore/002~Tracks-and-Walks/Great-Walks/Routeburn-Track/index.asp (359 words)

	The Routeburn-Caples Track — February, 2003
		So the next logical choice was the Routeburn, one of the highest tracks, and also one that can be done quickly.
		One of the problems of the Routeburn is that you end up far from your car.
		Not to be stopped, we hitched a ride back to our car at the start of the Routeburn Track, hopped in and drove back to Wanaka, all of this on our second day, after already hiking some 25 km down the Caples Valley.
	www.cosleyhouston.com /recent/03-03-nz-routeburn-caples.htm (737 words)

	Routeburn Track Guided Walk - New Zealand Walks and Treks - New Zealand holiday booking centre.
		Just before your arrival at the lodge you are greeted by the Routeburn Falls and stunning views of the lower valley.
		Morning tea is at Routeburn Flats Hut, set in natural grasslands surrounded by mountains rising straight up from the flat valley floor.
		Below the flats the Routeburn River enters its gorge, surging among boulders in frothing white torrents at one turn and resting in the clear jade pools at the next before finally disappearing underground at the Sump.
	www.nzvisitorsbureau.com /tours/walks_and_treks/routeburn_track.html (893 words)

	The Routeburn Track Queenstown New Zealand great walks in the Fiordland wilderness
		The descent from Routeburn Falls to Routeburn Flats takes you through a rich mixed Beech forest as you slowly lose altitude and reach the valley floor.
		The Routeburn Track Guided Walk is one of the best ways to experience New Zealand's enchanting high country and the advent of guided walking has made these areas accessible to a great number of people who otherwise may have missed out.
		It is important to remember, however, that the Routeburn Track is in a remote wilderness area.
	www.designzontravel.co.nz /activities/routeburn_track/Routeburn_track.htm (2096 words)

	New Zealand: "Tramping the Routeburn: A New Variation on an Old Friend"
		I opted for the direct route between the Routeburn Falls and Mackenzie Huts, which involved blazing a trail up a steep valley through thick bush and over a high alpine pass (Emily Pass).
		But they were tempered by a keener appreciation of the dangers of solo route-finding and a growing respect for the pioneers of these rugged lands.
		Numerous transport companies provide access to both ends of The Routeburn and a five day loop out of Queenstown may be constructed by connecting it with the Greenstone or Caples Track.
	www.intoadventure.com /Articles/Routebrn.htm (1776 words)

	Backpacker.com - New Zealand
		The weirdly Caribbean-blue Routeburn River pools and drops in the canyon bottom, and you'll cross and recross the water on swinging bridges (memo to fly fishermen: rainbow trout can be caught in the lower Routeburn).
		The Routeburn Falls Hut (48 bunks), located next to its namesake cascades, is perched at the edge of treeline, with a glorious deck overlooking Routeburn Canyon.
		The Routeburn track was pioneered by New Zealand's original settlers, the Maori.
	www.backpacker.com /article/1,2646,8205,00.html (884 words)

	Routeburn Track
		We rose late and drove to the south end of the Routeburn Track through a dreary shower, not starting to hike through the downpour until 11 pm.
		The McKenzie Hut on the popular Routeburn is particularly swank.
		Ieuan Wickham, August 14, 1997; 11:44 P.M. The Routeburn, in winter, is one of the most spectacular walks I've ever been on in NZ.
	www.photo.net /nz/routeburn-track.html (2086 words)

	Routeburn Track
		The Routeburn Track is just a short distance from the Milford Track, but has a completely different character.
		The track is on the border between the Mt. Aspiring and Fjordland National Parks, and crosses Harris Saddle.
		Access to the Routeburn Track is not as tightly controlled as the Milford.
	www.vic.com /new_zealand/routeburn (446 words)

	Classic Hikes of the World Routeburn Track - GreatOutdoors.com
		Clear pools colored by jade, the mythical "green stone" of the region, line the Routeburn Track near it's terminus at the Dart River.
		Not a half day into the Routeburn Track, at a place called Key Summit, the peaks of Mount Aspiring National Park surround an open meadow set high on a rare "triple" continental divide.
		From there, the third days takes you down to Routeburn Flats and out to the Dart River through the enchanting beech forest and impressive river gorge dotted with breathtaking jade-green pools.
	www.greatoutdoors.com /published/camp/international/classichikesoftheworld/page4.html (602 words)

	New Zealand: Routeburn Track
		Our first tramp, the tramp on the Routeburn, started off with a long bus ride to the trailhead from where we had to walk 4 hours in pouring rain to our first hut, the Routeburn Falls hut.
		I had managed to contract a bad sore throat the night before and hence was forced to spend a miserable first night in what turned out to be the coldest night of our trip.
		Unfortunately, both the times I travelled on it, I was on public transport and wasn't able to stop for photographs.
	www.travel-notes.org /routeburn.html (574 words)

	Routeburn Track
		I thought it was odd that we would see them this late in the day, since they wouldn't be able to reach Routeburn Falls Hut until after dark.
		The Lake Mackenzie Hut (elevation 950 meters) is not as nice (or new) as the Routeburn Falls Hut.
		The one we stayed in was above the common room and had 12 bunks like at Routeburn Falls, and a single large platform which sleeps 12 side by side.
	kevingong.com /Hiking/2002RouteburnTrack2.html (1815 words)

	Routeburn Track - Fiordland, Mt. Aspiring National Park - Photoarchive
		The Routeburn Track is said to be one of the most strenuous Great Walks.
		The Routeburn Track is one of the Great Walks and in the summer month you have to book a place in the huts.
		The Routeburn Track can be combined with some other tracks in the area to get a round trip.
	www.hahn-online.info /de/Neuseeland/routeburn.html (228 words)

	SunSpots Int'l
		The Routeburn Track is a 3 day / 2 night Queenstown to Queenstown all-inclusive guided walk traversing New Zealand's Southern Alps through Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Parks.
		Begin your descent into the Routeburn Valley where you will be see the Routeburn Falls and fantastic views of the lower valley before you arrive at the lodge.
		The descent from Routeburn Falls to Routeburn Flats takes you through a rich mixed beech forest and below the flats the Routeburn River enters its gorge.
	www.sunspotsintl.com /nz/great_walks_xxgw002.php (333 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Adventure Racing: Entries Open for Annual Routeburn Classic ...
		The Routeburn Classic began in 2002 to provide a challenging and original event, giving competitors the opportunity to run in one of New Zealand’s World Heritage Areas and National Parks.
		Now set to be an annual event, Routeburn Classic Event Director Evan McWhirter has secured a Department of Conservation concession for the next four years, with rights to renew.
		The previous two Routeburn Classic events were won by Coast to Coast champion Richard Ussher, but with categories for Peak Performers (18-39 yr), Masters (40-49 yr), Legends (50-59 yr) and Gurus (60+), there’s everything to run for.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060308_Routeburn.html (319 words)

	routeburn track
		The Routeburn Track is one of New Zealand's Great Walks.
		I was able to reserve spots on the Routeburn with just a few weeks notice.
		The skies were clear at first as well, but it had clouded over by the time we reached the Routeburn Falls hut.
	www.blayleys.com /trips/2004/routeburn (501 words)

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