Milford Road: New Zealand's Fiordland
🚗8 mapped stops
The road to Milford Sound — 75 miles from Te Anau through beech forest, past mirror lakes, and through the hand-carved Homer Tunnel into New Zealand's most dramatic fiord. Note: driving is on the left in New Zealand.
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- 1 Te Anau — Fiordland Gateway The lakeside town of Te Anau sits on the edge of Fiordland National Park — one of the wettest, wildest, and most remote regions in the developed world.
- 2 Te Anau Downs Boat launches for the Milford Track depart from here. The lake reflects the Murchison Mountains — home to the last wild takahe, a flightless bird thought extinct until rediscovered in 1948.
- 3 Eglinton Valley — Mirror Lakes Small roadside tarns perfectly reflect the Earl Mountains on calm mornings. A boardwalk trail leads to the most photogenic viewpoint — the mirror effect is uncanny.
- 4 Knobs Flat Red beech forest — rata and kamahi — closes in as the valley narrows. Kea, the world's only alpine parrot, may land on your vehicle here. Protect your windscreen wipers.
- 5 Lake Gunn Nature Walk A 45-minute loop through moss-draped beech forest. Every surface is cushioned with emerald moss and lichen. The forest floor is a living carpet of green.
- 6 The Divide The lowest east-west pass in the Southern Alps at 531 meters. The Routeburn Track begins here — another of New Zealand's Great Walks through alpine wilderness.
- 7 Pop's Viewpoint A viewpoint over the Hollyford Valley. Mount Christina and Mount Crosscut rise sharply. Avalanche debris fields are visible on the slopes — evidence of the massive snowfalls these mountains receive.
- 8 Homer Tunnel — East Portal A 1.2-kilometer tunnel hand-carved through solid granite over 19 years, completed in 1953. Workers endured avalanches, floods, and near-total isolation during construction.
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