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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Lake Hayes in magic morning light

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 2 hour loop

approx 8 km return | 20 minutes to 3 hours return

Untouched goodness on Ulva Island

South IslandStewart Island

Ulva Island

Self Guided Walks

Approx 7 km return | approx 3 hours return (these are maximums)

Hooker River with Mount Cook

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Hooker Valley Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

10 km return | 3 hours return

Matiu/Somes Island

North IslandWellington Region

Matiu/Somes Island

Wellington Harbour

8 km return | 2-3 hours return

North IslandTaranaki

2 - 3 hours one way. 11kms one way.

North IslandWaikato

10 km return | 3 hours return

5.8 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Moke Lake

approx 7 km return | 2-3 hours return

Victoria Battery cyanide tanks

North IslandBay of Plenty

7 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

Haruru Falls

North IslandNorthland

Haruru Falls Track

Waitangi National Trust Mangrove Walk

approx 6 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

Close up of Silica Rapids

North IslandRuapehu

Silica Rapids

Whakapapa Village

7 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 3 hours Distance: 3.5km one way

Dawn at the lake

North IslandRotorua Region

2.5 hour return

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Lake Manapouri from Shallow Bay

South IslandFiordland

12 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return

Godley Head - Christchurch

South IslandCanterbury

8 km return | 3 hours return

Serene shores of Lake Rotopounamu

North IslandRuapehu

5 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandCoromandel

6 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Fairfield Bridge along the  Hamilton Walkway

North IslandWaikato

Time: However long you want to take, Distance: 15km round trip.

Wellington Harbour and Cook Strait ferry

North IslandWellington Region

Pencarrow Coastal Trail

East Harbour Regional Park

approx 7 km one-way | 3 hours 30 minutes one-way

South IslandWest Coast

Mahinapua Walkway

Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

Time: 2 hr - 2 hr 30 min

South IslandMarlborough

Wairau Lagoons Walk

Eastern Marlborough

approx 8 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandTaranaki

York Road Loop Track

Egmont National Park

5.3 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandWellington Region

Coastal Walk

Te Kopahou Reserve

8 km return | 2-3 hours return

Mount Arthur Hut

South IslandNelson Region

Flora Carpark to Mount Arthur Hut

Kahurangi National Park

7.2 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

2 hours 30 minutes one-way | 8 km one-way

Jack's Hut

6.8 km return | 2 hours 40 minutes return

Dock Bay

South IslandFiordland

11.2 km return | 3 hours return

Lush vegetation and nikau

North IslandWaikato

7 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

QE2 Park information panels on the WW2 American base (and a few marriages)

8 km return | 3 hours return