Hollyford Track swing bridge
Hollyford Track swing bridge
Whakatipu Waitai / Lake McKerrow water taxi.
Whakatipu Waitai / Lake McKerrow water taxi.
Private ensuite rooms (king or twin) at Ka Tuku Lodge and Waitai Lodge.
Private ensuite rooms (king or twin) at Ka Tuku Lodge and Waitai Lodge.
Get your greens
Get your greens
Hollyford track dinner
Hollyford track dinner
Looking down the short section of the Pyke River before it joins the Hollyford, near Ka Tuku Lodge (Pyke Lodge).
Looking down the short section of the Pyke River before it joins the Hollyford, near Ka Tuku Lodge (Pyke Lodge).
Ka Tuku Lodge (formerly Pyke Lodge) on your first trail night.
Ka Tuku Lodge (formerly Pyke Lodge) on your first trail night.
Turquoise (glacial fed) Upper Hollyford River with Darran Mountains behind.
Turquoise (glacial fed) Upper Hollyford River with Darran Mountains behind.
Waita Lodge hosts
Waita Lodge hosts
At Waitai Lodge (Martins bay) on your final night, looking south, where you’ve hiked from.
At Waitai Lodge (Martins bay) on your final night, looking south, where you’ve hiked from.
Martins Bay and the Tasman Sea, at Hollyford's end.
Martins Bay and the Tasman Sea, at Hollyford's end.
Reflections; Mt Madeline on Lake Alabaster.
Reflections; Mt Madeline on Lake Alabaster.
Happy hikers on Fiordland's longest swing bridge.
Happy hikers on Fiordland's longest swing bridge.
Group at the start of the Hollyford Track.
Group at the start of the Hollyford Track.
Upper Hollyford River.
Upper Hollyford River.
Lake McKerrow and the ocean upper left, Lake Alabaster centre, and the Hollyford River winding through the valley.
Lake McKerrow and the ocean upper left, Lake Alabaster centre, and the Hollyford River winding through the valley.
The trail is well-formed, mostly flat, but sections of uneven ground with roots and rocks.
The trail is well-formed, mostly flat, but sections of uneven ground with roots and rocks.
Departing Martins Bay; a scenic flight to Milford Sound then the journey home.
Departing Martins Bay; a scenic flight to Milford Sound then the journey home.
The mountains meet the coast; dunes at Martins Bay on the Hollyford.
The mountains meet the coast; dunes at Martins Bay on the Hollyford.
Journey’s end, where the mountains and rivers meet the Tasman Sea at Martins Bay.
Journey’s end, where the mountains and rivers meet the Tasman Sea at Martins Bay.
Enjoy a night at the cozy Waitai Lodge.
Enjoy a night at the cozy Waitai Lodge.
25 km across Whakatipu Waitai / Lake McKerrow, at considerably more than walking pace.
25 km across Whakatipu Waitai / Lake McKerrow, at considerably more than walking pace.
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