Aotearoa’s renowned Kepler Track is a 60km circuit in Fiordland National Park. This Great Walk is normally tramped in three or four days, usually anticlockwise—the route described here. Day One: Control Gates to Luxmore Hut Cross the Control Gates and wander through the spectacular red beech forest that hems Lake Te Anau’s serene shore. It’s flat all the way to Brod Bay, about 1-1.5 hours in, where you’ll find a shelter and toilets. Brod Bay’s beach of shingly sand makes for fine stop for a snack. Catch a water taxi to here if you want to skip the walk from…