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.

21 items with the highest ranking score first

Green Lake

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ngamoko Track

Lake Waikaremoana

approx 11 km return | 4 hours return

Gertrude Valley

South IslandFiordland

7 km return | 4-6 hours return

Sealy Tarns

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Sealy Tarns Track

Mount / Mt Cook National Park

4 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 3 hr circuit

Tramper at Lake Marian

South IslandFiordland

Lake Marian Track

Hollyford Road - Fiordland National Park

4.8 km return | 3 hours return

North IslandTaranaki

Time: 3 hour return (or overnight)

Below Mount Hobson/Hirakimata

5.6 km one-way | 3 hours 30 minutes one-way

Halfway view

South IslandMarlborough

Mount Stokes Track

Kenepuru Road

7 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 3 - 4 hr return to bushline

North IslandWaikato

Time: 3 hr to complete loop, or 2 hr return to falls

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North IslandHawkes Bay

Time: 3-4 hr return

South IslandFiordland

Time: 3 hr return

Ngaruroro River

North IslandHawkes Bay

approx 7 km return | 3 hours return

Mounds and hummocks

South IslandCanterbury

7 km return | 3 hours return

Lush forest on the Mangakawa Track

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Mangakawa Track

Morere Springs Scenic Reserve

approx 7 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

North IslandWellington Region

Mount Climie

Tunnel Gully Recreation Area

12 km return | 3 hours return

Windy Canyon

3.3 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

approx 5 km one-way | 2 hours one-way

North IslandBay of Plenty

10 km return | 4 hours return

North IslandBay of Plenty

Henderson Tramline Loop Track

Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park

9 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return

North IslandTaranaki

Patuha Trig via Waimoku Track and Sefton Ridge

Kaitake Range, Egmont National Park

approx 8 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return