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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Miners Hut

South IslandWest Coast

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

Stones - Truman Beach

South IslandWest Coast

1.4 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 40 min return

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 30 min, Distance 1.5lm

Sunshine bay

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 45 min

North IslandNorthland

Time: 30 min Distance: 1.4 km

Wharariki Beach and Puponga Farm Park in behind.

South IslandNelson Region

Wharariki Beach Walk

Archway Islands

2 km return | 40 minutes return

Castlepoint Lighthouse at sunrise

1.2 km return | 30 minutes return

Entrance to Moria

South IslandWest Coast

1 hr return

South IslandNelson Region

(Paynes Ford)

Paines Ford Scenic Reserve

Takaka

Time: 1 hour return

Alpine scenery in the Bealey VAlley

South IslandCanterbury

Bealey Valley Walk

Arthur's Pass

2.4 km return | 50 minutes return (to river)

Dunes at Sandymount

South IslandCoastal Otago

Sandfly Bay Track

Otago Peninsula

2.5 km return | 1 hour return

McLean Falls - pretty primo

South IslandSouthland

1.5 km return | 40 minutes return

Oparara Basin

South IslandWest Coast

Oparara Arch Walk

Oparara Basin

2 km return | 50 minutes return

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A view up the Tasman

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier Walks

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook National Park

40 minutes return | 2 km return

South IslandQueenstown Region

50 mins return

Entrance to Opapaka Pa

North IslandWaikato

2 km return | 40 minutes return

Time: 1 hour return

First to see the light

Unfortunately due to the East Cape Lighthouse access being on private property & being recipients of devastating & unfortunate weather events...

Currently closed to the public

North IslandRotorua Region

Okere Falls Track

Lake Rotoiti

2.4 km return | 1 hour return

Paku from the air

North IslandCoromandel

approx 2 km return | 45 minutes return

1.5 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandMarlborough

Peninsula Walk

Mistletoe Bay - Queen Charlotte Sound

3 km return | 1 hour return

Hanmer Forest

South IslandCanterbury

Forest Walk

Hanmer Forest

Time: 1 hr return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

1.3 km return | 30 minutes return

North IslandWaikato

Waipapa Loop Track

Pureora Forest Park

Time: 30 min return

Fox River from a helicopter flight

South IslandWest Coast

River Walk

Fox Glacier

1.8 km return | 40 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

Otito Track

Matapouri

Time: 30 min Distance: 1.2 km loop

Fox Glacier

South IslandWest Coast

Fox Glacier / Te Ara o Tuawe Walk

Fox Glacier Terminal Face

2.6 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandSouthland

Cathedral Caves Walk

Waipati Beach Scenic Reserve

approx 2 km return | 45 minutes return