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.

11 items with the highest ranking score first

Entrance to Opapaka Pa

North IslandWaikato

2 km return | 40 minutes return

Omaru Falls

North IslandWaikato

Time: 1 hr return

North IslandWaikato

Waipapa Loop Track

Pureora Forest Park

Time: 30 min return

Fluted hexagonal jointed rocks by the falls

North IslandWaikato

1.6 km return | 10-30 minutes return

The entrance to Waikawau Beach through the stock tunnel

North IslandWaikato

Time: 45 minutes return | Distance: 3 km return (longer if you walk along the beach)

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Surfers on the left-hand break

North IslandWaikato

Ngarunui Track

Bryant Memorial Reserve

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

logging displays

approx 3 km return | 1 hour return

Kahikatea canopy

North IslandWaikato

1.2 km return | 30 minutes return

Kauri stand on the Hakarimata

North IslandWaikato

Kauri Loop Track

Hakarimata Scenic Reserve, Ngaruawahia

3 km return | 2 hours return (generous)

Dense fern gardens

North IslandWaikato

Mangakara Nature Walk

Pirongia Forest Park.

2 km return | 1 hour return

Rimu forest as majestic as you will see at Pureora

North IslandWaikato

Rimu Walk

Pureora Forest Park

1.7 km return | 1 hour return