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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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South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Lake George Scott Loop

Time: 1 hr 30 min to 2 hr return

South IslandCoastal Otago

Vineyards from Wither Hills

South IslandMarlborough

approx 4 km return | 1 hour 15 minutes return

North IslandRotorua Region

4.4 km return | 2 hours return

Fox River

Time: 1hr to the caves, Distance: 7km return. Add another 2 hrs return to Ballroom overhang

Waipapa Coastline

North IslandHawkes Bay

6 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandAuckland Region

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

Battle Hill

North IslandWellington Region

Summit Loop

Battle Hill Farm Forest Park

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Memorial to the Cave Creek disaster

South IslandWest Coast

Cave Creek Kotihotiho Walk

Punakaiki, Paparoa National Park

4 km return | 1 hour return

Farmland from the Lower Mt Fyffe Lookout

4 km return | 2 hours return

East Harbour Regional Park views

North IslandWellington Region

Muritai Park Track

Butterfly Creek, East Harbour Regional Park

approx 4 km one-way | 1 hour 45 minutes one-way to Butterfly Creek picnic area

approx 5 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

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Te Pukatea Bay

South IslandNelson Region

Pitt Head Loop Track

Abel Tasman Coast Track

3.4 km return | 1 hour 15 minutes return

A wasteland of rock

South IslandCentral Otago

3.5 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

South IslandMarlborough

Rarangi Track

Whites Bay

approx 3 km one-way | 1 hour one-way

5 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

North IslandWellington Region

4.2 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

The Arrow River

4.2 km return | 1 hour return

North IslandBay of Plenty

5 km return | 2 hours return

Shores of Lake Taupo

North IslandTaupo Region

4 km return | 1 hours 15 minutes return

approx 4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandHawkes Bay

approx 4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Pohutukawa sunrise

North IslandBay of Plenty

Orokawa Bay Walk

Orokawa Scenic Reserve

approx 4 km return | 1½ hours return

North IslandTaranaki

Curtis Falls Track

East Egmont, Egmont National Park

4.2 km return | 2 hours return

Waterfall at Coal Creek

South IslandWest Coast

3.6 km return | 1 hour return

Lake Rotoiti

South IslandNelson Region

Loop Track

Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes National Park

4.5 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

South IslandWanaka Region

Davis Flat Historic Bridle Track

Haast Pass/Tioripatea

3.5 km one-way | 1 hour 30 minutes one-way

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Organ Pipes: 2.8 km return | 40 minutes return Mount Cargill: 7 km return | 2 hour return