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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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

Tiny

South IslandNelson Region

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

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 IslandNorthland

Smugglers Bay Loop Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Lake Matheson on the early morning

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 1 hr 30 min round trip

Devils Punch Bowl viewing from the road

South IslandCanterbury

2 km return | 1 hour return

Torches essential to explore the mines

Time: 1 hour round trip, Distance: 2.5km

North IslandTaupo Region

Acacia Bay Track

Lake Taupo

Time: Depends on route taken

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ngutuoha Nature Trail

Te Urewera National Park

2 km return | 1 hour return

Stunner!

South IslandCoastal Otago

2 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandQueenstown Region

Tiki Trail

Queenstown

Gondola Base Building - 1 hour return

Omaru Falls

North IslandWaikato

Time: 1 hr return

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Allans Beach from Sandymount

South IslandCoastal Otago

Sandymount Track

Lovers Leap and The Chasm

2.5 km return | 1 hour return

North IslandCoromandel

Castle Rock Walk

Coromandel

Time: 1.5 hrs return

North IslandTaranaki

Enchanted Track

East Egmont, Egmont National Park

1.2 km one-way | 1 hour 15 minutes one-way

Old miners house

2.5 km return | 1 hour return

North IslandBay of Plenty

Waiatiu Falls Track

Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park

3.2 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

View from the top of Mt Victoria

Start from Courtney Place and within an hour you'll see an amazing panoramic view of Wellington. Watch the ferries coming in and out of the harbour...

The Clutha

South IslandWanaka Region

Outlet Track

Lake Wanaka

3 km one-way | 1 hours one-way

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 2 hr return

North IslandAuckland Region

Time: 1 hour return Distance: 1.4km

North IslandAuckland Region

Kitekite

Knutzen Track

Time: 1 hour return Distance: 1.8km

Time: 1 hr return Distance: 1.5 km

North IslandTaranaki

Veronica Loop Track

North Egmont, Egmont National Park

Time: 2 hr return

North IslandTaranaki

The Ridge Loop Track

Kaponga, Egmont National Park

Time: 1 - 1 hr 30 min return

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3km return

South IslandNelson Region

Six Mile Walk

Murchison

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

North IslandCoromandel

Tarawaere Dam track

Kauaeranga Valley

Time: 2 hrs return