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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Boardwalk next to water race

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 1hr 50 min

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Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

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Separation point

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Separation Point Walk and Seal Colony

Abel Tasman National Park - Totaranui to Separation Point return via Gibbs Hill

18.8 km return | 6 hours return

Puponga Hilltop Walk

South IslandNelson Region

Puponga hilltop walk

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

Time: 2-3 hr one way

Mt Arthur in the far distance

South IslandNelson Region

Mount / Mt Arthur Tableland Circuit

Kahurangi National Park

Time: 2-4 days

Start from the west coast

South IslandNelson Region

Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

Jetty at Lake Rotoiti

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 5 hr return

Cobb Reservoir

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 4 hrs return. Distance 10km.

South IslandNelson Region

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Follow a creek over picturesque farmland to reach the lake surrounded by dramatic cliffs.

Waterfall on Falls River

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Falls River Track

Abel Tasman Coast Track

7 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 2 hr return

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Inland Track

Abel Tasman National Park

Time: 3 days, Distance: 37.5 km

Sunny Tasman Bay from the Cable Bay Walkway

South IslandNelson Region

Approx 11 km one-way | 3 hours 30 minutes one-way

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Skyline Walk

Murchison

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

At the top of Takaka Hill

South IslandNelson Region

7 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Torrent Bay at sunset

South IslandNelson Region

Anchorage to Bark Bay

Abel Tasman Coast Track

8.4 - 11.5 km one-way depending on tide | 3 - 4 hours one-way depending on tide

Beach shack at Onetahuti

South IslandNelson Region

Bark Bay to Awaroa

Abel Tasman Coast Track

13.5 km one-way | 4 hours 30 minutes one-way

Awaroa Estuary at low tide

South IslandNelson Region

Awaroa to Totaranui

Abel Tasman Coast Track

7.1 km one-way | 2 hours 20 minutes one-way

Fiji in the Abel Tasman

South IslandNelson Region

Marahau to Anchorage

Abel Tasman Coast Track

12.4 km one-way | 4 hours one-way