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.

28 items with the highest ranking score first

South IslandWest Coast

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

View from the top of Alex's Knob

South IslandWest Coast

Alex Knob Track

Franz Josef Glacier Area

Time: 8 hr return

Powell Hut

North IslandWairarapa

Powell Hut

Mount Holdsworth

15 km return | 6 hours return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Mangahao Makahika Track

Mangaore, Tararua Forest Park

Time: 6 - 7 hrs going south, 7- 8 hrs going north, Distance: 15 km

Green Lake

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ngamoko Track

Lake Waikaremoana

approx 11 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 5 - 6 hr return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Benmore Range access track

Access to Benmore Range Conservation Area

Time: 7 hr return, Distance: 17 km return, 800 m vertical

10.4 km return | 7 hours return

Looking down at tarns near Lake Angelus

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Angelus

Nelson Lakes National Park

Time: 2 - 3 days (5 - 9 hr each day with 3 route options)

Ngaruhoe

North IslandRuapehu

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Tongariro National Park

19.4 km one-way | 7-8 hours one-way

Mount Taranaki at sunrise

North IslandTaranaki

Mount Taranaki Summit Track

North Egmont, Egmont National Park

12.6 km return | 7h 45 minutes return

Avalanche Peak Track

South IslandCanterbury

Avalanche Peak track

Arthur's Pass

Time: 6 - 8 hr return

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Rotoiti circuit

Nelson Lakes National Park

Time: 7 - 10 hrs return

Views from Ben Lomond

South IslandQueenstown Region

approx 17 km return | 6 - 8 hours return

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Some of the best views from the highest point in the Waikato

North IslandWaikato

13.4 km return | 6 hours return

Pinnacles from air

North IslandCoromandel

14 km return | 6 - 9 hours 30 minutes return

Memorial Cairn

North IslandHawkes Bay

approx 11 km return | 4 hours return

Alpine gardens extend from the treeline to Mt Arthur's peak.

18.4 km return | 6 hours 30 minutes return

North IslandRotorua Region

Time: 5-6 hours one way Distance: 15km one way

North IslandRuapehu

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ruapani Circuit Track

Lake Waikaremoana

approx 13 km return | 6 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

Big River to Inangahua River track

Victoria Conservation Park

Time: 6-7 hrs

North IslandNorthland

Waipapa River Track

Puketi Forest

Time: 2 days

Sand dunes near Whatipu

North IslandAuckland Region

Whatipu Gibbons Track

Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

Time: 6 hours return | Distance: 17 km return

Hoar frost on a winter climb of Mount Robertson

South IslandMarlborough

approx 20 km return | 8 hours return

North IslandWellington Region

Mount Climie

Tunnel Gully Recreation Area

12 km return | 3 hours return

Mount Holdsworth Summit

North IslandWairarapa

Mount Holdsworth Summit

Tararua Forest Park

approx 18 km return | 7 ½ hours return (return following East Holdsworth Track)

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 8 - 9hours one way, Distance: 11.1 km