In Popular Culture
The Routeburn Track was named one of the top eleven trails in the world by the National Geographic Adventure Magazine in May 2005.
No filming was done for the Lord of the Rings trilogy on the track itself, but the Dart River Valley just north of Glenorchy and before the track starts, was the scene for Isengard.
There is an annual mountain run (Routeburn Classic) along the Routeburn track (approx 32–38 km) held in April or May each year that is completed in times of 3–9 hours depending on individual ability. Often the fastest runners complete the entire track in under three hours which is impressive considering the average tramper will take about 3 days to walk the same distance. The current records are held by Braden Currie 2:44:29 and Whitney Dagg 3:26:30.
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