The Milford Track was built to open overland tourist access to Piopiotahi, Milford Sound. Photo: Jinal Govind

Legends behind a legendary track

April 2019

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Dubbed the finest walk in the world, the Milford Track’s history is as colourful as its scenery.

With more than one million people expected to visit Piopiotahi/Milford Sound this year, it’s incredible to fathom the iconic landscape was once considered nearly inaccessible. Today, it is easily reached by car in less than two hours from Te Anau, but wind the clocks back before the 1954 opening of the Homer Tunnel, and there […]
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