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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Tiny

North IslandTaranaki

Wilkies Pools Loop Track

Kaponga, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

5 11 reviews

Time: 1 - 1hr 30 min return

Bream Head from the air

North IslandNorthland

Busby Head Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve - Whangarei Heads

5 8 reviews

Time: 1 hr Distance: 3 km

The surf lifesaving tower at Te Henga

North IslandAuckland Region

5 4 reviews

Bethells Rd to Constable Rd 8 km or 3 - 4 hr one way, Bethells Rd to O’Neill’s Bay 2 km or 45 min one way.

South IslandNelson Region

Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

5 3 reviews

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

North IslandTaranaki

4.9 26 reviews

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Boardwalk next to water race

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 16 reviews

Time: 1hr 50 min

Whites bay

South IslandMarlborough

Whites Bay tracks

Eastern Marlborough

4.9 12 reviews

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

Lake Alta

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.9 6 reviews

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

4.9 3 reviews

4 km return | 1½ hours return

North IslandNorthland

4.9 3 reviews

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

Stone walls at Turakirae Head

North IslandWellington Region

4.9 2 reviews

approx 5 km return | 2 hours return

Stirling point

South IslandSouthland

4.9 2 reviews

6.2 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandNelson Region

4.8 48 reviews

3.4 km return | 1 hour 20 minutes return

Red Tarns in winter

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 12 reviews

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

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Deliverance Cove

North IslandWairarapa

Deliverance Cove Track

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve

4.8 2 reviews

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Jackson Bay

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 2 reviews

Time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr

North IslandNorthland

Smugglers Bay Loop Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

4.8 1 review

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Bridge to Nowhere

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Bridge to Nowhere Walk

Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Valleys

4.8 1 review

approx 4.6 km return | 1 hour 15 minutes return

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 1 review

Time: 45 min

South IslandFiordland

Monument Track

Fiordland National Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr return

North IslandAuckland Region

Marawhara

White - Rose - Laird Thomson Circuit Track

4.8 1 review

Time: 2 hours return Distance: 3.2km

Observatory on Mount John Summit

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Mount John Summit Circuit

Lake Tekapo Walkway, direct route to summit

4.8 58 reviews

Approx 3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Mt Sunday (Edoras)

South IslandCanterbury

4.8 19 reviews

Distance: 2km

Tiny

South IslandNelson Region

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

4.8 15 reviews

3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Okia

South IslandCoastal Otago

4.8 6 reviews

5 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

North IslandNorthland

Whangamumu Track

Cape Brett

4.8 4 reviews

8.4 km return | 2 hours return

Devils Punch Bowl viewing from the road

South IslandCanterbury

4.7 43 reviews

2 km return | 1 hour return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Tauranga Loop Track

Waioeka Gorge

4.7 7 reviews

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

Lake Waikareiti from the air

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Lake Waikareiti Walk

Lake Waikaremoana

4.7 10 reviews

approx 5 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandTaupo Region

Acacia Bay Track

Lake Taupo

4.7 3 reviews

Time: Depends on route taken