Hollyford Track - Fiordland

The Hollyford Track is the only major track in Fiordland that can be walked in any season. It's a 56 kilometre adventure that takes four days.Beginning at the end of Lower Hollyford Road, the track follows the Hollyford River on its journey to the sea. The diversity of vegetation and wildlife along the valley is truly unparalleled. The sheer rock walls of the Darran Mountains accompany you for much of the way, gradually blending into lower hills around two beautiful lakes - Alabaster and McKerrow. On the way you will see Fiordland's two highest peaks, Mount Tutoko (2746 metres) and Mount Madeline (2537 metres), as well as the roaring cascade of Hidden Falls which emerges from a hanging valley through a narrow chasm of granite.Before the track's end at the old port of Martins Bay, you'll discover what's left of Jamestown (ancient rose bushes and apple trees) - a settlement that was established in 1870 and abandoned about 15 years later. At the coast, make a point of looking for fur seals and penguins, which are present at certain times of the year.