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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Cascade Saddle Lookout

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 2 days, Distance: Approx. 60 km

South IslandWest Coast

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is a rugged land of ice and rock, with 19 peaks over 3,000 metres including New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki...

South IslandMarlborough

Pelorus Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

Time: 3-4 days one way

Rakiura - untouched

Time: 9 - 11 days, Distance: 125 km

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

Time: 3 - 4 days

View along the Routeburn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

Routeburn Track

Fiordland National Park / Mt Aspiring National Park

Time: 3 days, Distance: 32 km

Mt Taranaki

North IslandTaranaki

Around the Mountain Circuit

Egmont National Park

Time: 4 - 5 days, Distance: 45 km - 49 km depending on if upper or lower track is taken

A word of warning on the Dusky Track.....

South IslandFiordland

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

Time: Up to 8 - 9 days, Distance: 84 km

Rees Dart Vista

South IslandQueenstown Region

Rees-Dart Track

Mount / Mt Aspiring National Park

Time: 4 - 5 days

South IslandMarlborough

Time: 2 days one way, Distance: 27 km

North IslandTaranaki

Pouakai Circuit

Egmont National Park

Time: 2 - 3 days, Distance: 25 km

Gillespie Pass Circuit

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 58 km

Tramper below Luxmore Hut

South IslandFiordland

Luxmore Hut

Kepler Track

27.6 km return | 9 hours return

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Big Hill Circuit - Arrowtown. Do it.....

South IslandQueenstown Region

Big Hill Trail

Arrowtown

Time: 5-6 hours return, Distance: 20.7 kms

Time: 3 days

South IslandQueenstown Region

Greenstone & Caples Tracks

Fiordland National Park

Time: 4 - 5 days

North IslandRuapehu

Time: 4 - 6 days

Cape Brett and the Lighthouse

North IslandNorthland

16.5 km | 6½ hours one-way

South IslandKaikoura Region

Superb views over the Kaikoura Plain and Peninsula reward those who climb on Mt Fyffe.

South IslandQueenstown Region

Pyke

Big Bay Route - Fiordland National Park

Distance: 88 km

North IslandBay of Plenty

North South Track

Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park

Time: 5 - 6 days, Distance: 82 km approximately

North IslandWellington Region

Time: 3 days

South IslandNelson Region

Wangapeka Track

Kahurangi National Park

Time: 4 - 6 days one way, Distance: 59 km

Rugged serenity

Time: 4 - 6 days round trip from Freshwater, Distance: 71.5 km round trip

South IslandKaikoura Region

Kowhai-Hapuku Circuit

Mount / Mt Fyffe

This rugged 2-3 day trip over Kowhai Saddle is typical Kaikoura country.

North IslandBay of Plenty

Te Hoe Track

Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park

This track provides access to the more remote areas of Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park. Tramping in this area is rugged and requires...

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Cape Reinga to Te Paki Stream

Time: 8 hours 15 minutes one-way | Distance: 20.3 km to Te Paki Stream

South IslandKaikoura Region

Barratts Bivvy

no longer exists

The bivvy was destroyed in the November 2016 earthquake.

Descending Snake Ridge

32 km return | 9-11 hours return