Southland · Hiking

Borland Road to Monowai Hut

7.4 mi
one way: 2,735 ft
climb: 2,514 ft
high point: Point to point
route

Borland Road to Monowai Hut is a 7.4-mile point-to-point route in Southland, New Zealand, inside Fiordland National Park. It runs between about 720 ft and 2,510 ft above sea level, with roughly 2,740 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Manapouri, about 23 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Rocky Top. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Rodger Inlet Bushline Route · Lake Monowai Peninsula Lookout · Burnt Ridge Track

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Photo: Carolina2k22, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Borland Road to Monowai Hut for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.