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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Coastal goodness along Point Elizabeth walk

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 3hr return, Distance: 4km each way

North IslandCoromandel

5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Kohi Point

North IslandBay of Plenty

Kohi Point Walkway

Ohope beach to Whakatane

approx 8 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Mount Manaia

North IslandNorthland

Mount Manaia Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve

4 km return | 2 hours return

Footprints on Kapowairua

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Kapowairua to Pandora

9 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Hill

9 km return | 3 hours return

Wairere Falls

North IslandWaikato

5 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

4.5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

View from Sawpit Gully Walk back to Arrowtown

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 2 - 3 hour round trip

South IslandCanterbury

Deer Spur track

Peel Forest Park

Time: 2 hr return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

Farmland from above the lookout

North IslandWaikato

3.2 km return | 3 hours return

The Rob Roy Glacier and waterfalls

South IslandWanaka Region

Rob Roy Track

Matukituki Valley

10 km return | 4 hours return

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North IslandTaranaki

Stratford Plateau track

Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park

Time: 3 hr return

Waikawa Bay - Marlborough Sounds

South IslandMarlborough

approx 9 km return | approx 3 hours return

From the mountains to the sea - Kaikoura

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

7.2 km return | 3 hours return

An old bridge spanning the mighty Clutha River

South IslandCentral Otago

Clutha River Track

Alexandra to Clyde

Time: 3 - 4 hrs, Distance: 12.8km (one way)

Some of the best views in NZ from Mount John

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Mount John via Lakeshore

Lake Tekapo Walkway

7 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 3 hr return

Lake Wanaka

7 km return | 3 hours return to Rocky Mountain Summit

South IslandCanterbury

Bealey Spur

Arthur's Pass

12 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return

Time: 3 - 4 hr return

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 3 hr round trip

Dunes around Cape Maria van Diemen

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Te Werahi Beach to Twilight Beach

7.2 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Cobb Reservoir

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 4 hrs return. Distance 10km.

Views from the top of the Glacier Burn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

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

The Orongorongo Track

North IslandWellington Region

Orongorongo Track

Catchpool Valley, Rimutaka Forest Park

10.4 km return | 4 hours return

4.5 km return | 2 hours return