The one hike that Gregory Gould really wanted to check off was the Milford Track. “I didn't intend on doing any other Great Walks at the same time, initially,” says Gould, who lives in Wellington. “I booked the Milford about a year in advance, and decided to add the others afterwards.”
Gould did the Routeburn, Kepler and Milford tracks back to back in that order. “I started with the Routeburn as it worked out the best way for