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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South IslandMarlborough

Circle Walk

Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve

1.7 km return | 45 minutes return

Miners Hut

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 45 minutes return Features Rainforest, gold history, relics, old cemetery.

North IslandTaranaki

Wilkies Pools Loop Track

Kaponga, Egmont National Park

Time: 1 - 1hr 30 min return

Bream Head from the air

North IslandNorthland

Busby Head Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve - Whangarei Heads

Time: 1 hr Distance: 3 km

South IslandWest Coast

1.2 km return | 20 minutes return

Dune Lakes behind the wild West Coast beach

South IslandWest Coast

Dune Lake Walk

Ship Creek

1 km return | 30 minutes return

Stones - Truman Beach

South IslandWest Coast

1.4 km return | 30 minutes return

Tiny

South IslandNelson Region

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

The lower falls

2 km return | 45 minutes return

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 30 min, Distance 1.5lm

South IslandWest Coast

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 40 min return

Hermitage - Walk starts behind it

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Glencoe Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

Time: 30 min return

Couldn't really get much bluer....!

South IslandWest Coast

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

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Mt Sunday (Edoras)

Distance: 2km

Red Tarns in winter

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandCoromandel

Time: 30 minutes one way. New Chums beach is the secluded beach immediately north of Whangapoua. The only public access is by foot.

View from Lou's lookout

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Lou's Lookout

Lake Waikaremoana

2 km return | 40 minutes return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Onepoto Caves Track

Lake Waikaremoana

2 km return | 1 hours return

Sunshine bay

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 45 min

South IslandWest Coast

Terrace Walk

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

1.8 km return | 30 minutes return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

Time: 45 min

North IslandNorthland

Smugglers Bay Loop Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

Time: 30 min Distance: 1.4 km

Time : 1 hour. Vehicle access to Lookout.

Castlepoint Lighthouse at sunrise

1.2 km return | 30 minutes return

Perfect reflections

South IslandWest Coast

Mirror Tarn walk

Oparara Basin

Time: 30 min

North IslandTaranaki

Stratford Plateau track

Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park

Time: 3 hr return

Wharariki Beach and Puponga Farm Park in behind.

South IslandNelson Region

Wharariki Beach Walk

Archway Islands

2 km return | 40 minutes return

Lake Matheson on the early morning

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 1 hr 30 min round trip