{"id":3571,"date":"2024-03-05T22:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2024-08-11T19:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T11:27:58","slug":"milford-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/zh\/milford-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Milford Track Great Walk – The Finest Walk In The World?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Go for the finest walk through glacier-carved valleys and ancient forest of Milford Track, surrounded by towering waterfalls and mystical sceneries. Once a hidden land enclosed by the tall avalanche-prone mountains, Milford Track is now the most run-after, hardest-to-grab <\/span>Great Walk of New Zealand<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Milford Track Great Walk Booking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All <\/span>Great Walks in New Zealand<\/span><\/a> require booking in advance for the huts and campsites. Off-site camping is not allowed on the Great Walk tracks. Here is the <\/span>online booking site<\/span><\/a> for all Great Walk accommodations. Lookout for the opening dates of bookings for each season as the popular great walks tend to get fully booked pretty fast, especially the Milford Track, which would sell out within the hour the season booking opens.<\/span><\/p>

If the slots are fully booked and you are flexible with your dates, you can run through the site\u2019s booking calendar regularly to lookout for any new slots, as people often cancel their booking days\/weeks\/months before the trip. This was how I managed to grab a spot for the Milford Track. Don\u2019t simply book and cancel though, here are the <\/span>cancellation fees<\/span><\/a> in detail.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Many Days To Walk Milford Track?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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During Milford Track Great Walk Season (late October – April):<\/span><\/p>

Due to its massive popularity and limited space, the Milford Track can only be done with the 4 days and 3 nights itinerary to maximize the accommodation slots usage. You cannot speedrun through it. There are three huts (Department of Conservation) that you must stay in each night. This makes the experience quite special, as you will meet the same group of hikers staying in the same huts for 3 nights, making new friends with a deeper connection.<\/span><\/p>

If the independent, unguided Milford Track great walk booking is full and you don\u2019t mind spending more for the walk, there is an option to <\/span>book a guided Milford Track from Ultimate Hikes<\/span><\/a>, where you will stay in their three luxury private lodges, with transports, backpack, food and snacks catered for you, plus a Milford Sound boat cruise. The private lodges are situated 1-1.5 hours before the DoC huts, so independent hikers get a head start. The track wouldn’t feel crowded as independent and guided hikers are less likely to meet each other on track.<\/span><\/p>

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<\/span>Weather and hazards on the Milford Track are not monitored. Avalanche-prone bridges used for crossing major streams are removed and can be impassable. The environment can be extreme (cold, wet, icy, snowy, plus short daylight hours) and the risk of avalanches is very high. Only do it if you have proper alpine, river crossing and navigation skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Things I Packed \/ To Bring for Milford Track<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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