Fiordland Trails Trust

07/10/2026

Carran Scott Contracting will be extracting gravel from the Upukerora River and crossing the trail approx 50m east of the entry to the sewage treatment ponds on Upukerora Road

‘Truck crossing’ and other signage will be in place

Trail users please take care in this area of the trail until signage has been removed.

Any queries please email or phone Clare:

[email protected]
027 2000 473

06/10/2026

A reminder that our AGM is on this Thursday 8th October.

5.30 - Te Anau Club

We’d love to see you there! Please RSVP to [email protected]

23/09/2026

There is so much happening within the Fiordland Trails Trust - from new extensions to completing the Lake2Lake Trail, to 2026 Hydro Half Recap, and so much more! 🤩

To keep up to date, take a read of our latest newsletter:
👉https://fiordlandtrails.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FTT-Spring-News-September-2026.pdf

And to ensure you never miss one, get on our mailing list by emailing Clare at [email protected] 📧

22/09/2026

A huuuuuuge thank you to Shane and the team at PlaceMakers Te Anau, who have very generously donated a Milwaukee Drill set for our trail maintenance team. 🤩

Your donation and your support are genuinely appreciated! We feel very lucky to have such generous local businesses supporting the trail network.

PlaceMakers

18/09/2026

TRAIL REPAIRS COMPLETED

Trail repairs at Yerex Reach are all done and the Trails is open in time for the weekends activities 🙌🏼🙌🏼

A big thank you to Bryan and the team at Te Anau Earthworks for their prompt attention to the repair work ✅

16/09/2026

PARTIAL LAKE2LAKE TRAIL CLOSURE

Slip at Yerex Reach (Around the 6km mark) - 2km South of Control Gates.

We have our maintenance team out assessing the damage now and will arrange for the debris to be cleared by contractor as soon as possible.

This section of the trail will be closed until it has been cleared.

Please contact Clare: 027 2000 473 or email: [email protected] for any queries.

15/09/2026

Fiordland Trails Trust AGM is on Thursday 8th October, 2026

Please come along and hear about our future plans for the Lake2Lake and Trail North.

We’d love to see you there! Please RSVP to [email protected]

14/09/2026

Fiordland Community have your say and Vote today ✅✅

🚨 Survey closes 30th September

🚲Yes to future trail growth and maintenance for Fiordland
🙌🏼 Thank you for your support

https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/make-it-stick/have-your-say/lake2lake-trail/

The Fiordland Community Board is considering contributing a one-off grant to complete leg five of the Lake2Lake Trail linking Te Anau and Manapouri. We would also like feedback on whether funding should be included in the Long-Term Plan to support the future development of the Fiordland Trails network.

What do you think about these proposals?

There is a short survey running from 14 September - 30 September on Make it Stick where you can have your say.
Head to the survey and view more information here: https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/make-it-stick/have-your-say/lake2lake-trail/

20/08/2026

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Fiordland Community have your say on targeted speed limit reviews in our area.

🚲 Fiordland Trails Trust preference is to extend the 80km/hr zone to Patience Bay

Submissions close 25th August, 2026

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi speed limit review

06/08/2026

This weekend is the Trails Trust, Hydro Half & 10km. It's one of our major fundraisers for the year and we love how many people it brings to Te Anau.

We'd like to say a huge thank you to the sponsors, businesses and supporters that back this event and the Fiordland Trails Trust. This weekend so many of our local businesses are supporting either via event sponsorship or by pledging to donate a percentage of spend from event participants to the Trust.

We have some big projects ahead, including completing the Lake2Lake Trail and extending the trail north, and we can't do it without support like this - so a HUGE thank you to everyone backing the event this weekend, we really are very thankful.

And, of course, good luck to all of those who will be out enjoying the trails in this event, we hope you have a brilliant day!