Day 3 was an easy day, all downhill. We had less than four hours of hiking to get through before meeting our 2 pm bus pickup. We started back into the forest heading towards the Routeburn Flats. About half way down, we came to a “slip” that crossed the trail. Heavy rains in 1994 had caused a landslide that opened up some great views.
We got to navigate six swinging bridges on Day 3.
We broke for lunch at the Flats and had a guest photographer snap one of us.
Here’s a look back up at the Routeburn. Unfortunately, there’s only a sliver of the falls visible from the Flats.
A view downstream; different waterfall.
After the Flats, the Routeburn tumbles towards the next valley.
A glimpse of the next valley as we neared the end of the Track.
A parting shot at the finish!
