Travel Tips » track http://www.shorttraveltips.com Sharing travel experience Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Key Summit trail. Short trails in New Zealandhttp://www.shorttraveltips.com/activities/hiking-activities/short-trails-in-new-zealand-key-summit-track/ http://www.shorttraveltips.com/activities/hiking-activities/short-trails-in-new-zealand-key-summit-track/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:01:01 +0000 Vi http://www.shorttraveltips.com/?p=625 Key Summit trail. Short trails in New Zealand is a post from: Travel Tips

]]> Not far from Lake Marian track there is another short walk to Key Summit Track, which leads to very nice peak with 360 degree view.

View from Key Summit

The best time to walk there in my opinion is in afternoon as at that time sun very nice lightens Southern Alps. 

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So if you are going Milford Sound cruise in the morning, on your way back stop in The Divide car park where trail starts. There also begins Routeburn Track, but after you pass beech forest Routeburn and Key Summit tracks will split. Track is well signed and there is no way to get lost there. It takes about 40-60 minutes one way to get to summit and I would grade it as easy walk comparing with Lake Marian track

Some more photos from Fiordland in New Zealand

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]]> Probably the nature is main thing attracts people to New Zealand. Though a lot of tourists come to New Zealand only for couple weeks and it is far from enough to hike (or tramp) longer treks like Milford track which takes about 4 days to complete. But time shortage should not stop you to do at least shorter hikes. One of such short hikes is Lake Marian trail in Fiordland National Park. Track is located on the way to famous Milford Sound.


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It is not easiest walk as track is steep in some places and can be muddy after rain, but it takes less then an hour to reach the lake and you’ll be rewarded with view to beautiful alpine lake surrounded by mountains.

Lake Marian

Lake Marian

Water even in summer is quite cold but is very refreshing if you’ll be keen to swim in hot day.

Here are more pictures from Fiordland in New Zealand and information about other short walks in South Island, New Zealand.

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