Editing Milford Track (section)

{{Short description|New Zealand tramping track}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox hiking trail
| name = Milford Track
| photo = MilfordTrack02.jpg
| caption = Trampers on part of Milford Track
| location = {{ublist
   | {{infobox mapframe|id=Q673819|zoom=7|stroke-width=0.5}}
   | [[Fiordland National Park]], [[Southland Region|Southland]], [[New Zealand]]
 }}
| designation = [[New Zealand Great Walk]]
| length_km = 53.5
| trailheads = Glade Wharf in [[Lake Te Anau]], Sandfly Point in [[Milford Sound]]
| use = Hiking
| elev_change = 
| highest_name = [[McKinnon Pass]]
| highest_m = 1140
| lowest_name = [[Sandfly Point]]
| lowest_m = 0
| difficulty = Medium
| season = Summer to Autumn
| months = Late October to late April
| sights = See [[#Sights|below]]
| hazards = Hypothermia, sunburn, high winds, flooding, sandflies, avalanches
}}
[[File:Swampy But Pretty Bog In Fiordland NZ.jpg|thumb|right|Some sections carry over wetlands]]
[[File:Milford Track Mackinnon Pass Shelter.jpg|thumb|right|The shelter hut on McKinnon Pass]]
[[File:Milford Sheerdown Peak.jpg|thumb|right|Sheerdown Peak near the end of the Milford Track]]
[[File:Abandoned Hiking Boots At Milford Track End.jpg|thumb|right|Abandoned hiking boots at the sign announcing the finish of the track]]

The '''Milford Track''' is a [[hiking]] route in [[New Zealand]], located amidst mountains and temperate [[rain forest]] in [[Fiordland National Park]] in the southwest of the [[South Island]]. The 53.5&nbsp;km (33.2&nbsp;mi) hike starts at Glade Wharf at the head of [[Lake Te Anau]] and finishes in [[Milford Sound]] at Sandfly Point, traversing rainforests, wetlands, and an alpine pass.

The [[New Zealand Department of Conservation]] classifies this track as a [[New Zealand Great Walks|Great Walk]] and maintains three huts along the track: Clinton Hut, Mintaro Hut and Dumpling Hut. There are also three private lodges and four day shelters available. Most people complete the trail in 15 to 20 hours of hiking over three days, not counting an additional hour or two to reach the first hut from a boat. However, some people run the track in one day. The fastest known completion of the trail and record is by British ultramarathon, trail and mountain runner Ajay Hanspal in 5 hours and 19 minutes and 33 seconds set on 18 November 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-18 |title=Milford Track (NZ) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/milford-track-nz |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}</ref> beating the previous record by David Haunschmidt by approximately 1 minute.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milford Track (NZ) {{!}} Fastest Known Time|url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/milford-track-nz|access-date=10 August 2023|website=fastestknowntime.com|language=en}}</ref>