Walking

ActivitiesLand Activities

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.

145 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 5.

Wairere Falls

North IslandWaikato

5 26 reviews

5 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandCoromandel

5 5 reviews

5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Kohi Point

North IslandBay of Plenty

Kohi Point Walkway

Ohope beach to Whakatane

5 4 reviews

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

South IslandWanaka Region

French Ridge Track

Matukituki Valley

5 3 reviews

Time: 4-5 hours, Distance: 7.2 km

South IslandNelson Region

Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

5 3 reviews

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

Boardwalk next to water race

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 16 reviews

Time: 1hr 50 min

Whites bay

South IslandMarlborough

Whites Bay tracks

Eastern Marlborough

4.9 12 reviews

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

Mount Manaia

North IslandNorthland

Mount Manaia Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

4.9 11 reviews

4 km return | 2 hours return

Coastal goodness along Point Elizabeth walk

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 8 reviews

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

Footprints on Kapowairua

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Kapowairua to Pandora

4.9 7 reviews

9 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Lake Alta

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.9 6 reviews

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.9 5 reviews

4.5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

View from Sawpit Gully Walk back to Arrowtown

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.9 4 reviews

Time: 2 - 3 hour round trip

Deliverance Cove

North IslandWairarapa

Deliverance Cove Track

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve

4.9 2 reviews

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

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South IslandWanaka Region

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Hill

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 36 reviews

9 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Tapotupotu Bay to Cape Reinga

4.8 20 reviews

5 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Puponga Hilltop Walk

South IslandNelson Region

Puponga hilltop walk

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

4.8 17 reviews

Time: 2-3 hr one way

Farmland from above the lookout

North IslandWaikato

4.8 1 review

3.2 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandQueenstown Region

Fernhill

One Mile Track

4.8 1 review

Time: 3 - 4 hr

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 1 review

Time: 6 hours return

North IslandAuckland Region

Marawhara

White - Rose - Laird Thomson Circuit Track

4.8 1 review

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3.2km

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 1 review

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

South IslandWest Coast

Lake Kaniere Walkway

Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

4.8 4 reviews

Time: 8 hr return

North IslandNorthland

Whangamumu Track

Cape Brett

4.8 4 reviews

8.4 km return | 2 hours return

The Rob Roy Glacier and waterfalls

South IslandWanaka Region

Rob Roy Track

Matukituki Valley

4.7 131 reviews

10 km return | 4 hours return

Waikawa Bay - Marlborough Sounds

South IslandMarlborough

4.7 31 reviews

approx 9 km return | approx 3 hours return

Historical gold mining artifacts along the trail

South IslandWest Coast

4.7 23 reviews

Time: 6 hr, Distance: 10.5km

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Tauranga Loop Track

Waioeka Gorge

4.7 7 reviews

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Mount / Mt John

Lake Alexandrina round trip

4.7 3 reviews

Time: 6-8 hours, 26km round trip