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== Summer peak season == During the summer peak season of late October to late April, access to the trail is highly regulated. Walkers must complete the track in four days, travelling only in the northward direction. Camping is prohibited on the trail. Walkers can tramp the track independently, or as part of a more expensive guided walk with a guide company. A maximum of 90 walkers can start the trail per day (40 independent, and 50 guided). Usually these 90 places are booked out for many months in advance, despite the high cost of the guided walks. Due to the one-way ticket system and limited hut capacities, trampers need to keep moving even during bad weather. During periods of especially heavy flooding, the DOC regularly calls in helicopters which fly trampers over flooded sections of the track.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10570895">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10570895 |title=More than 170 airlifted across Milford Track |date=7 May 2009 |agency=[[NZPA]] |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> === Independent tramping === If hiking independently, each night must be spent in a hut owned and maintained by the [[New Zealand Department of Conservation|Department of Conservation]]. The huts for independent walkers have basic facilities, which include bunk areas, restrooms, and cooking facilities; walkers have to carry their own equipment and food. === Guided tramp === On a guided walk, walkers stay in lodges with facilities such as hot showers and catered meals. Guided trampers need only carry clothing, toiletries, and lunch while on the trail.
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