Kepler Track: Carpark to Dock Bay and Brod Bay
WalkSouthland
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Distance
- 5.6 km
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzThis track begins from the Kepler Track carpark at the southern end of Lake Te Anau, about 5 km from Te Anau.
Private transport: Follow the Manapouri - Te Anau Highway for about 2 km, then turn right onto Golf Course Road for another 1.8 km – the carpark is signposted on the right.
Transport providers: There are shuttle services to the car park. During the summer a water taxi can be arranged to/from Brod Bay.
Walkers: Follow the Visitor Centre to Kepler Carpark track.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 45.42561° S, 167.68439° E
About this place
This easy track follows the first part of the Kepler Track (a Great Walk) around the Te Anau lake shore to two lovely swimming and picnicking - it's great for children and they can earn a Kiwi Guardians medal too! Catch a water taxi one way for a shorter walk.
The route
From the Kepler Track carpark, the track follows the lake shore through mountain and red beech forest, with kamahi and some scattered rimu and miro and yellow-flowering kowhai. It passes an attractive grove of hard tree ferns and crown ferns before reaching Dock Bay – suitable for swimming and with toilet facilities. Earn a Kiwi Guardians medal here. The track then crosses Coal Creek Bridge and follows the lake shore to Brod Bay – a delightful place to swim and with toilet facilities and a campsite.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Visitor Centre to Kepler Track Carpark Walk
Easy • 50 min • 3.5 km • 2.17 km away
Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk
Easy • 20 min • 1 km • 2.29 km away
Kepler Track: Carpark to Luxmore Hut
Intermediate • 8-10 hr return • 13.8 km one way • 2.73 km away
Kepler Track
Intermediate • 3-4 days • 60 km • 4.16 km away
Kepler Track: Carpark to Rainbow Reach
Intermediate • 2.5 hr one way • 9.5 km • 4.71 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).