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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Coastal goodness along Point Elizabeth walk

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 3hr return, Distance: 4km each way

Lake Alta

South IslandQueenstown Region

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandCoromandel

5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Kohi Point

North IslandBay of Plenty

Kohi Point Walkway

Ohope beach to Whakatane

approx 8 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

South IslandWanaka Region

French Ridge Track

Matukituki Valley

Time: 4-5 hours, Distance: 7.2 km

Boardwalk next to water race

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 1hr 50 min

Whites bay

South IslandMarlborough

Whites Bay tracks

Eastern Marlborough

Time: 10 min to 8-9 hr return depending which track taken

Mount Manaia

North IslandNorthland

Mount Manaia Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

4 km return | 2 hours return

Footprints on Kapowairua

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Kapowairua to Pandora

9 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

South IslandNelson Region

Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Hill

9 km return | 3 hours return

Wairere Falls

North IslandWaikato

5 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Tapotupotu Bay to Cape Reinga

5 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

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Puponga Hilltop Walk

South IslandNelson Region

Puponga hilltop walk

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

Time: 2-3 hr one way

4.5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

Whangamumu Track

Cape Brett

8.4 km return | 2 hours return

View from Sawpit Gully Walk back to Arrowtown

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 2 - 3 hour round trip

South IslandQueenstown Region

Fernhill

One Mile Track

Time: 3 - 4 hr

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

North IslandAuckland Region

Marawhara

White - Rose - Laird Thomson Circuit Track

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3.2km

Farmland from above the lookout

North IslandWaikato

3.2 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 6 hours return

The Rob Roy Glacier and waterfalls

South IslandWanaka Region

Rob Roy Track

Matukituki Valley

10 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Mount / Mt John

Lake Alexandrina round trip

Time: 6-8 hours, 26km round trip

Deliverance Cove

North IslandWairarapa

Deliverance Cove Track

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Waikawa Bay - Marlborough Sounds

South IslandMarlborough

approx 9 km return | approx 3 hours return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Tauranga Loop Track

Waioeka Gorge

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

Lake Kaniere Walkway

Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

Time: 8 hr return

From the mountains to the sea - Kaikoura

11.7 km return | 3 hours return