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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Bubbling mud

Time: 2 min one way, Distance: 20 m

Cape Reinga Lighthouse

600 m return | 20 minutes return

South IslandSouthland

Monkey Island, Orepuki

Overnight Campervan Parking and Walk

Freedom campers are allowed to stay for up to 28 days per calendar year. Monkey Island can be reached by foot at a low tide, and offers good...

North IslandNorthland

Time: 10 min round trip Distance: 400 m

North IslandNorthland

Piroa Falls Track

Waipu Gorge Scenic Reserve

Time: 10 min Distance: 200 m

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

5 minute walk

The Four Sisters

North IslandNorthland

Four Sisters Walk

Waipoua Forest

350 m return | 10 minutes return

One tree to rule them all.....

North IslandNorthland

Tane Mahuta Walk

Waipoua Forest

325 m return | 10 minutes return

Waihora Lagoon after the rain

North IslandWaikato

Waihora Lagoon Track

Pureora Forest Park

Time: 10 min one way

North IslandNorthland

300 m return | 15 minutes return

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Square Kauri, Tapu

North IslandCoromandel

300 m return | 20 minutes return

North IslandWaikato

Centre of the North Island

Pureora Forest Park

500 m return | 10 minutes return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Hinau Walk

Lake Waikaremoana

Time: 20 min one way

North IslandTaranaki

Dawson Falls Power Station Walk

Kaponga, Egmont National Park

Time: 10 min return

Stalactites in Piripiri Cave

North IslandWaikato

600 m return | 5 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

Watkin Powell Track

Otamure Bay - Whananaki

Distance: 400 m

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Tawa Walk

Lake Waikaremoana

1 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandSouthland

Fleming River

Tractor Exhibit

Time: 5 minutes

View from the lookout

North IslandCoromandel

10 mins to a beauty of a beach

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

200 m return | 5 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 5 min

North IslandNorthland

Arai te Uru Heritage Walk

Arai Te Uru Recreational Reserve

approx 800 m return | 15 minutes return

Is this the best view of Milford Sound?

South IslandFiordland

400 m return | 20 minutes return