Pearl Harbour to Back Valley Hut Track
TrackSouthlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
A tramping track leading through beech forest to Back Valley Hut near Manapouri, with a side trip option to peaceful Lake Rakatu.
Nearby stops
Back Valley Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Fiordland • 1.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Unnamed campsite
Southland • 3 km
Hope Arm Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Fiordland • 3.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Possum Lodge
Southland • 3.1 km
Manapouri Motel and Holiday Park
Southland • 4.5 km
All details
- Dogs
- No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
- Track type
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 4-5 hr return to hut
- Distance
- 7.8 km (approx.)
- Trail network
- lwn
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
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Map
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.45.58928° S, 167.58159° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Trails · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).