Milford Track Parkmap
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$19.90
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Scale 1:70 000
ISBN: 9421005170191
Parkmaps, published by the Department of Conservation, are maps for those visiting and using New Zealand's national parks and other conservation land. These detailed maps show all major natural features, as well as tracks and huts, and have interpretative information on the map back.
Edition 4 2003
Often described as the "finest walk in the world", the Milford Track extends for 54km from the northern end of Lake Te Anau, to the appropriately named Sandfly Point near Milford Sound. The route follows the Clinton and Arthur Valleys which are separated by Mackinnon Pass (1073 m). These U-shaped valleys were carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age which ended some 14 000 years ago.
Originally the early Maori of Southland and Otago travelled the route in search of takiwai (greenstone) from the West Coast of the South Island. Pioneer explorer and surveyor Quintin Mackinnon cut the original track in 1888, the route being further developed for tourists and trampers in the following years. The use of the track was extended in 1966 to include independent trampers, after the Fiordland National Park Board had erected huts at Clinton Forks, Mintaro and Dumpling. Since then, the track and bridges have been improved further to allow all parties to travel in all but the most inclement of weather.