Kepler Track

One of the Great Walks of New Zealand, and with good reason. The track is a 60km walk track which should take 3-4 days to complete. We did a day hike, to Luxmore Summit and back and it took us about 12 hours.

The walk starts out flat and foresty, but is alongside the beautiful lake and beaches. The track then climbs up through the bush, it’s constant up-hill and is pretty strenuous. It then level out as you emerge from the trees and walk through tussock to get to Luxmore hut. At this point the views are pretty spectacular. But if you have the time it’s worth going on a little further to Luxmore summit, it’s a further climb and the track is gravel and also strewn with larger rocks, but if you’re feet and legs can take it you won’t regret the views.