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NZ Walking Routes > Fiordland > Te Anau > Pyke - Big Bay Route
Pyke - Big Bay Route
- Location
Access is via the Hollyford Track or by light aircraft. Contact Air Fiordland in Te Anau for air transport or Hollyford Track Guided Walks in Queenstown for jetboat and air transport.
The Hollyford Track starts at the end of the Lower Hollyford Road, 100 km from Te Anau. Turn off State Highway 94 (Milford Road) at Marian Corner. During the summer months limited bus services may be available to the start of the track. Cabins are available at Gunns Camp, 9 kilometres from the road end.
- Description
The Pyke – Big Bay Route is not well defined in places. Trampers need to be self-sufficient with tents and cooking equipment.
Sections of the route flood regularly, making travel impossible for days at a time. Even in good conditions there are several unbridged rivers to cross. Route times are highly variable depending on fitness, weather conditions, and route-finding ability.
Trampers can combine the Pyke – Big Bay Route with the Hollyford Track to create a round trip of about 10 days but groups must be well equipped and experienced. Fill out an intention form at the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre in Te Anau, and use the hut books provided.
Visit the below website for full details on the tramps.
- Distance
- 60.0 km
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Historical
- Huts
- Plant Life
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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