Kepler Track

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The Kepler Track is a renowned multi-day Great Walk in New Zealand, offering alpine and lakeside scenery in the Fiordland region of the South Island.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Walk
hiking track
tourist attraction
accessPoint Control Gates at Lake Te Anau
country New Zealand
difficulty intermediate to advanced tramping track
elevationHighPoint Luxmore Saddle area
endPoint Kepler Track car park near Te Anau
hasCampsite designated Great Walk campsites
hasFeature alpine scenery
beech forest
lakeside scenery
limestone bluffs
mountain ridges
river valleys
tussock tops
hasHut Brods Bay Shelter
Iris Burn Hut
Luxmore Hut
Moturau Hut
hasLength about 60 km
hasSection Luxmore Hut to Iris Burn Hut alpine section
hasViewOf Kepler Mountains
Murchison Mountains
hazard avalanche risk in winter and spring
rapidly changing alpine weather
hostsEvent Kepler Challenge mountain run
isPartOf New Zealand Great Walks network
isSignposted yes
locatedIn Fiordland National Park
locatedInRegion Fiordland National Park
surface form: Fiordland
locatedOnIsland South Island
managingOrganization Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
namedAfter Kepler Mountains
nearestTown Te Anau
opened 1988
passesBy Manapouri Lake
surface form: Lake Manapouri

Te Anau Lake
surface form: Lake Te Anau
popularActivity multi-day hiking
trail running
primaryUse backpacking
tramping
requiresBooking yes
requiresFee hut and campsite fees apply
season Great Walk season from late October to late April
startPoint Kepler Track car park near Te Anau
trailType loop track
typicalDuration 3–4 days

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fiordland National Park contains Kepler Track
Te Anau Lake nearTrailheadOf Kepler Track
Te Anau nearbyAttraction Kepler Track