Walking

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Walking and Trekking

Walking and trekking the tracks throughout New Zealand is top of the to-do list for many travellers to New Zealand. From gentle, scenic short walks to multi-day adventures, experience Aotearoa on foot and immerse yourself in the bush, beach and wilderness you came to see.

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Tiny

South IslandNelson Region

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

South IslandNelson Region

3.4 km return | 1 hour 20 minutes return

Wharariki Beach and Puponga Farm Park in behind.

South IslandNelson Region

Wharariki Beach Walk

Archway Islands

2 km return | 40 minutes return

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(Paynes Ford)

Paines Ford Scenic Reserve

Takaka

Time: 1 hour return

Well formed track

South IslandNelson Region

Abel Tasman Coast Track

Abel Tasman National Park

Time: From 1 hour to 5 days, Total Track Distance: 52 km

Split Apple Action

Time: 15 min each way

This is a track that leads off the main Abel Tasman coastal track. From Torrent Bay estuary a 20 minute wander leads up a stream bed of large...

Shear coastal cliffs - Cape Farewell

South IslandNelson Region

Cape Farewell Walk

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

400 m return | 10 minutes return

Walk along the golden sands to some primo walks

South IslandNelson Region

From 20 mins to 1 hour return

Its a big hole, you wouldn't want to fall in!

South IslandNelson Region

Harwoods Hole

Takaka Hill

5.8 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

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South IslandNelson Region

Distance: 4.0km

The monument at the top

South IslandNelson Region

50 minutes return | 2.4 km return

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Honeydew Walk, Lake Rotoiti

Nelson Lakes National Park

Time: 45 mins return

South IslandNelson Region

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Six Mile Walk

Murchison

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

South IslandNelson Region

Kaihoka Lakes walk

Kaihoka Lakes Scenic Reserve

Time: 10 min, Distance: 1.3 km

Lake Rotoiti

South IslandNelson Region

Loop Track

Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes National Park

4.5 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Te Pukatea Bay

South IslandNelson Region

Pitt Head Loop Track

Abel Tasman Coast Track

3.4 km return | 1 hour 15 minutes return

Old railway shelter

1.5 km return | 30 minutes return

Mount Arthur Hut

South IslandNelson Region

Flora Carpark to Mount Arthur Hut

Kahurangi National Park

7.2 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return