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.

85 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 3.

Wairere Falls

North IslandWaikato

5 26 reviews

5 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandCoromandel

5 4 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

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

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

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

Farmland from above the lookout

North IslandWaikato

4.8 1 review

3.2 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 1 review

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

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

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South IslandWest Coast

4.7 14 reviews

Time: 3 hr return

From the mountains to the sea - Kaikoura

South IslandKaikoura Region

4.6 166 reviews

11.7 km return | 3 hours return

Key Summit on a stunner of a day

South IslandFiordland

Key Summit Track

Routeburn Track - Fiordland National Park

4.6 129 reviews

7.2 km return | 3 hours return

Lake Wanaka

South IslandWanaka Region

4.6 53 reviews

7 km return | 3 hours return to Rocky Mountain Summit

Some of the best views in NZ from Mount John

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Mount John via Lakeshore

Lake Tekapo Walkway

4.6 51 reviews

7 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

4.5 13 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 hr return

Dunes around Cape Maria van Diemen

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Te Werahi Beach to Twilight Beach

4.5 8 reviews

7.2 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

South IslandCanterbury

4.5 8 reviews

Time: 3 hr round trip

Putangirua Pinnacles are hoodoos

North IslandWairarapa

Pinnacles Track

Putangirua - Aorangi Forest Park

4.4 33 reviews

4km return | 2-4 hours return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.4 2 reviews

4.5 km return | 2 hours return

Cloud forest

North IslandTaranaki

Maketawa Hut track

North Egmont, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.4 2 reviews

5.8 km return | 2 hours 45 minutes return

View south toward the start of the track.

North IslandNorthland

4.4 14 reviews

9 km return | 3 hours return

Views from the top of the Glacier Burn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.4 5 reviews

approx 6 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return to bushline

Interior of Collins Drive

North IslandCoromandel

Collins Drive Loop

Broken Hills Recreation Area

4.4 2 reviews

3.5 km return | 2-3 hours return

North IslandNorthland

4.4 1 review

8 km one-way | 3½ hours one-way including detours

The road to Mavora

South IslandFiordland

4.4 1 review

approx 7 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return