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.

16 items with the highest ranking score first

North IslandTaranaki

Wilkies Pools Loop Track

Kaponga, Egmont National Park

Time: 1 - 1hr 30 min return

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

Mt Sunday (Edoras)

Distance: 2km

Torches essential to explore the mines

Time: 1 hour round trip, Distance: 2.5km

South IslandQueenstown Region

Tiki Trail

Queenstown

Gondola Base Building - 1 hour return

North IslandTaranaki

Enchanted Track

East Egmont, Egmont National Park

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

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 2 hr return

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North IslandAuckland Region

Kitekite

Knutzen Track

Time: 1 hour return Distance: 1.8km

North IslandTaranaki

Veronica Loop Track

North Egmont, Egmont National Park

Time: 2 hr return

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3km return

North IslandCoromandel

Tarawaere Dam track

Kauaeranga Valley

Time: 2 hrs return

South IslandNelson Region

Skyline Walk

Murchison

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

North IslandNorthland

Drummond Track

Mount / Mt Parihaka

Time 2hr return

Wilkie's Pools - the best natural water slide

North IslandTaranaki

Wilkies Pools Loop Track

Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park

2.1 km return | 1 hour 20 minutes return

North IslandRotorua Region

Kaharoa Kokako Track

Kaharoa Conservation Area

2.4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return