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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37 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 2.

Lake Alta

South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷

Lake Alta Track

99%

6 Reviews

4 Face-to-Face

Analysis

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Boardwalk next to water race

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Pupu Hydro Walkway

Takaka

98%

16 Reviews

11 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: 1hr 50 min

Whites bay

South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Whites Bay tracks

Eastern Marlborough

98%

12 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

Analysis

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

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

98%

3 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

Whangamumu Track

Cape Brett

96%

4 Reviews

 Analysis

8.4 km return | 2 hours return

Deliverance Cove

North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷

Deliverance Cove Track

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve

96%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Marawhara

White - Rose - Laird Thomson Circuit Track

96%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3.2km

North Island ▷ Tairāwhiti Gisborne ▷

Tauranga Loop Track

Waioeka Gorge

94%

7 Reviews

 Analysis

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

Te Hoho Rock

North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷

Cathedral Cove Walk

89%

286 Reviews

265 Face-to-Face

Analysis

5 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Sitting atop Mt Maunganui

North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷

Mount Maunganui Summit Walk

89%

86 Reviews

79 Face-to-Face

Analysis

3.8 km return |1 hour 30 minutes return

North Island ▷ Northland ▷

Waipu Caves Track

88%

28 Reviews

20 Face-to-Face

Analysis

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷

Mount / Mt Kaukau Walk

88%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Mount Kaukau is the highest point overlooking Wellington Harbour.

Pohutukawa on scoria, Rangitoto

North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Rangitoto Summit Track

Rangitoto Island

87%

55 Reviews

50 Face-to-Face

Analysis

7 km return | 2 hours return

North Island ▷ Auckland Region ▷

Fairy Falls Track

87%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Distance: 3.2km Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Cowans Hill Track

86%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: up to 1 hr

South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷

Blue-Young Link Track

Mount / Mt Aspiring National Park

85%

3 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 1.5 - 2 hr, Distance: 7 km

Jackson Bay

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Smoothwater Bay Track

Jackson Bay

84%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr

View from the look out

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Chalet Lookout Track

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

83%

17 Reviews

16 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: 1 hr 30 min return the Chalet Lookout Track leads to a lookout which offers excellent views of the lower icefall of Fox Glacier Te Moeka...

North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷

Sefton Track

Kaitake Range, Egmont National Park

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 2 hr

South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷

Fyffe-Palmer Track

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

1 hr 45 mins return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Lake George Scott Loop

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr 30 min to 2 hr return

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

Taieri River Track

76%

2 Reviews

 Analysis
Fox River

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Fox River Caves and Ballroom Overhang walk

Punakaiki

72%

28 Reviews

21 Face-to-Face

Analysis

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

Waipapa Coastline

North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷

Waipapa Waterfall Track

67%

1 Review

 Analysis

6 km return | 2 hours return

North Island ▷ Bay of Plenty ▷

Rimu Loop Walk via Whataroa Falls

Otanewainuku

no Reviews

 Analysis

5 km return | 2 hours return

Farmland from the Lower Mt Fyffe Lookout

South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷

Lower Mount Fyffe Lookout

no Reviews

 Analysis

4 km return | 2 hours return

Hexagonal fluting

South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷

Mount Cargill and the Organ Pipes

no Reviews

 Analysis

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

Winding gear on the Butler Incline

North Island ▷ Waikato ▷

Low Level Loop Track

Waiorongomai Valley

no Reviews

 Analysis

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷

Curtis Falls Track

East Egmont, Egmont National Park

no Reviews

 Analysis

4.2 km return | 2 hours return

South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Rarangi Track

Whites Bay

no Reviews

 Analysis

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