Milford Track: 'World's finest walk' in danger of becoming just another bucket list tick

Epic trail in the wild south was once a path to inner peace but popularity has trampled its tranquillity. Dawn is hours away on a cool Fiordland night but the packed bunk rooms of Clinton Hut are seething with activity. Tramping boots stomp against wooden floors, bunks creek as their inhabitants fling their bodies around, and an urgent, sleep-fogged crescendo of angry whispers is building in the gloom.
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