Kepler Track - Clockwise, or anti clockwise ?

[stry]

Thinking of this trip for Autumn 2020 and wondering if either direction of travel has any benefits over the other.

Thoughts ?

Thank you.

[wayno]

Anti, it splits the climbing up into two days. going clockwise you get the vast majority of climbing in one day and the steepest ascent.

[stry]

Thanks Wayno

[wayno]

the track zig zags on the te anau side and the iris burn end, but for some reason the iris burn zig zag is a lot steeper.. for that reason the recommendation is go anti clockwise and the vast majority of people do.., tends to be people who couldnt get bookings on the right nights in the huts end up going clockwise.
the ridgeline is up and down a lot as it is...

[Ms_Mudd]

Thanks. Info like this is invaluable, this forum has saved my legs more than once from unnecessary additional 'ups n downs'

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

I remember there being a ridiculous number of switchbacks on the iris burn side? Something close to a hundred??

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[LachlanB]

I remember there being a ridiculous number of switchbacks on the iris burn side? Something close to a hundred??

I remember the hut warden telling me what number stoat trap tag was at the bottom. So of course, I started counting...