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Got To Get Out arranges many FREE outdoor events, to get the communities of NZ active / outdoors / healthy and exploring nature.

For this adventure, The Got To Get Out Queenstown Adventurers invite you to Hike part of Routeburn Track.

This Easy/intermediate grade hike is arranged by our volunteer community leaders with the sole purpose of getting the community outdoors, active, and connected.

NOTE: Our trips are currently capped at 10 people for now - so please make sure you get a ticket, and only come if you have a ticket. If you need to cancel, please do so in enough time that someone else can take your spot.

Details as follows:

After meeting up at our meeting point we'll start driving towards Glenorchy for a coffee stop, this is a 40 minutes drive. The trip host Mark will be offering space in his car but we are hoping to get some more carpooling going so if you have space left in your car let us know by leaving a comment in this event! :) From Glenorchy, there's another 30 minutes drive around to the west side of the Dart River braid then up to the Routeburn carpark where the track start is.

The track is well formed, even footed, mostly quite wide and an easy grade. Walk grade is easy but be prepared to put in quite a big day for this grade. 6-7hrs, 11km one way.

After a break up at Routeburn Flats around 11:30am, we will walk up past Falls hut about a further 600m and commence a short climb up to spot height 1224m above the hut to have lunch and take in the view about 1pm. Then hike back to car park and return to Glenorchy/Queenstown. Arrive back to meeting point about 5pm.

Read more about the track: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/fiordland/places/fiordland-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/routeburn-track/

8:00am - Meet at One Mile Carpark by the round-a-bout on Lake Esplanade and Glenorchy road

8:15am - Depart to Glenorchy and track start

9:30am - Start Hike

11:30am - Stop for a break at Routeburn Flats

1:00pm - Lunch with a view on the top past Falls Hut

5:00pm - Finish Hike

Gear list - sturdy footwear, rain protection, sun protection (sunscreen, hat), spare clothes, small backpack, 2-3 L water, food to share, and personal first aid. You can read more about our suggested gear lists at www.gottogetout.com

Upon arrival to the event please sign-in using our werewolf check-in: www.gottogetout.com/check-in

Because of the low ticket numbers, we ask that if you can't come, to please cancel your ticket using Eventbrite so the next person can join us!

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