Top Trails and Hikes in Milford Sound

🥾 Trails and Hikes in Milford Sound

• Milford Track (4-day Great Walk, Lake Te Anau to Sandfly Point) — 53.5 km four-day Great Walk from Glade Wharf on Lake Te Anau through Clinton and Mackinnon Pass to Sandfly Point, passing Sutherland Falls and alpine scenery.
• Key Summit Track (half-day alpine walk on the Routeburn Track, Milford Road) — 3-hour return loop branching off the Routeburn Track to Key Summit, with alpine bogs, tarns, and panoramic views over three river valleys and the Darran Mountains.
• Lake Marian Track (3-4 hour return to alpine hanging valley lake) — Moderate 3-4 hour return track climbing through beech forest to Lake Marian, a deep alpine lake in a glacial hanging valley ringed by sheer cliffs.
• Gertrude Saddle Route (challenging alpine route with fjord views) — Steep 4-hour return route up Gertrude Valley to Gertrude Saddle, with rock scrambling, chain sections, and sweeping views of Milford Sound and Mitre Peak.
• Tutoko Valley Route (beech forest valley route near Milford Sound) — Rough route up the Tūtoko Valley through silver beech forest to the base of Mount Tūtoko, Fiordland's highest peak, with glacier and river views.
• Earland Falls Track (day walk on the Routeburn Track) — Day walk on the Routeburn Track from The Divide to Earland Falls, a 174m waterfall dropping onto the track through silver beech and alpine sub-shrubland.
• Milford Sound Lookout Track (short foreshore walk to fjord viewpoint) — Easy 10-minute walk from the visitor terminal to a low foreshore viewpoint with direct views of Mitre Peak, the fjord walls, and passing cruise boats.