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.

108 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 4.

South IslandWest Coast

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

5 7 reviews

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

view from Maunganui Bluff

North IslandNorthland

5 5 reviews

5.2 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Pouakai Plateau Tarn after snowfall. 15 minutes from Hut.

North IslandTaranaki

Mangorei Track to Pouakai Hut

Pouakai Range, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

5 5 reviews

10 km return | 4-5 hours return

South IslandCanterbury

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve

Cave Walk - Craigieburn

4.9 50 reviews

Cave walk takes 1 hr The cave is 594m long and is one of the regions natural gems. Limestone formations nearby were the setting for the filming...

Cascade Saddle Lookout

South IslandWanaka Region

4.9 9 reviews

Time: 2 days, Distance: Approx. 60 km

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

4.9 75 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days

Kerr Bay

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 10 reviews

Time: 5 hrs return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.9 2 reviews

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is a rugged land of ice and rock, with 19 peaks over 3,000 metres including New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki...

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 8 - 10 hr

North IslandWellington Region

Field Hut and Table Top

Otaki Forks, Tararua Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 5 – 6 hr return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Mangahao Makahika Track

Mangaore, Tararua Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 6 - 7 hrs going south, 7- 8 hrs going north, Distance: 15 km

South IslandFiordland

Monument Track

Fiordland National Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Benmore Range access track

Access to Benmore Range Conservation Area

4.8 1 review

Time: 7 hr return, Distance: 17 km return, 800 m vertical

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.8 1 review

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Green Lake

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ngamoko Track

Lake Waikaremoana

4.8 1 review

approx 11 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandCanterbury

4.8 1 review

Time: 5 - 6 hr return

View along the Routeburn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

Routeburn Track

Fiordland National Park / Mt Aspiring National Park

4.8 138 reviews

Time: 3 days, Distance: 32 km

View from the top of Alex's Knob

South IslandWest Coast

Alex Knob Track

Franz Josef Glacier Area

4.8 23 reviews

Time: 8 hr return

South IslandMarlborough

Pelorus Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

4.8 7 reviews

Time: 3-4 days one way

South IslandWest Coast

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 5 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

South IslandFiordland

Earland Falls walk

Milford Road

4.8 4 reviews

Time: 6 hr return

Gertrude Valley

South IslandFiordland

4.7 40 reviews

7 km return | 4-6 hours return

Sealy Tarns with Mt Sefton in background

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Sealy Tarns Track

Mount / Mt Cook National Park

4.7 22 reviews

4 km return | 3 hours return

Rakiura - untouched

South IslandStewart Island

4.7 6 reviews

Time: 9 - 11 days, Distance: 125 km

A word of warning on the Dusky Track.....

South IslandFiordland

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

4.7 4 reviews

Time: Up to 8 - 9 days, Distance: 84 km

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.7 74 reviews

10.4 km return | 7 hours return

Looking down at tarns near Lake Angelus

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Angelus

Nelson Lakes National Park

4.7 18 reviews

Time: 2 - 3 days (5 - 9 hr each day with 3 route options)

Mt Taranaki

North IslandTaranaki

Around the Mountain Circuit

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.7 6 reviews

Time: 4 - 5 days, Distance: 45 km - 49 km depending on if upper or lower track is taken

South IslandNelson Region

4.7 3 reviews

Time: 3 hr circuit

Ngaruhoe

North IslandRuapehu

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Tongariro National Park

4.6 1024 reviews

19.4 km one-way | 7-8 hours one-way