Routeburn track, Fiordland

[Oakie]

My daughter's partner organises this for those who would rather get it done in a day.

http://www.goodtimesevents.net/#

[unstuck]

My daughter's partner organises this for those who would rather get it done in a day.

http://www.goodtimesevents.net/#

Think I will stick to walking thanks. 20 yrs ago I may of given it a go though. Would be good sitting at the hut and watching them all running past though.

[ynot slow]

Our great outdoors,can understand why we don't want mining in pristine areas.
Have walked the Wanganui(no h then)river walk a few times,and canoed it,a mate who did the Matemateonga Walkway(trek from Stratford to river 40km approx)with me in 1978,has done the walk every decade since then,and as his boy got older took him as well.

[unstuck]

There may be an 11 km tunnel under this walk soon, from the routeburn station to the hollyford valley. Not sure on how I feel about this yet. Will be the death of te anau I feel.

[FJRider]

There may be an 11 km tunnel under this walk soon, from the routeburn station to the hollyford valley. Not sure on how I feel about this yet. Will be the death of te anau I feel.

NOT ... if the tunnel is ONE WAY ...

[unstuck]

True, never heard anything about the tunnel being oneway. Would save te anau though. What about glenorchy, Are they for or against the idea generaly??

[FJRider]

True, never heard anything about the tunnel being oneway. Would save te anau though. What about glenorchy, Are they for or against the idea generaly??

Considering the Glenorchy road is a sweet motorcycle road .... putting a shitload of busses on it ... each and EVERY day ...

[jim.cox]

NOT ... if the tunnel is ONE WAY ...

Homer Tunnel USED to be one way - give way signs and times at both ends

Then they gave it traffic lights

Then they realsied the avalanche hazard was really high sitting at the homer end

So they widdened the tunnel (just a little bit)

So now there is room (just) for two busses to pass

Still damned intimidating having a 40 seater come at you...

( The other tunnel they are proposing was going to be autoguided bus only )

[Highlander]

My daughter's partner organises this for those who would rather get it done in a day.

http://www.goodtimesevents.net/#

I was going to say last time I did it I ran it. They called it the "Routeburn Rage" then, it was the first and they were talking of making it an annual event. We extended it by doing a there and back loop down the road at the Wakatipu end to qualify it as a marathon.
Would like to go back and walk it again, but would have to be the off season just to avoid the crowds.