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.

54 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 2.

Cascade Saddle Lookout

South IslandWanaka Region

4.9 9 reviews

Time: 2 days, Distance: Approx. 60 km

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

4.9 75 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.9 2 reviews

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...

Wakamarina Track

South IslandMarlborough

Wakamarina Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 8 hrs one way

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 8 - 10 hr

View along the Routeburn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

Routeburn Track

Fiordland National Park / Mt Aspiring National Park

4.8 138 reviews

Time: 3 days, Distance: 32 km

South IslandMarlborough

Pelorus Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

4.8 7 reviews

Time: 3-4 days one way

South IslandWest Coast

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 5 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

Rakiura - untouched

South IslandStewart Island

4.7 6 reviews

Time: 9 - 11 days, Distance: 125 km

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

South IslandFiordland

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

4.7 4 reviews

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

Mt Arthur in the far distance

South IslandNelson Region

Mount / Mt Arthur Tableland Circuit

Kahurangi National Park

4.7 20 reviews

Time: 2-4 days

Looking down at tarns near Lake Angelus

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Angelus

Nelson Lakes National Park

4.7 18 reviews

Time: 2 - 3 days (5 - 9 hr each day with 3 route options)

Mt Taranaki

North IslandTaranaki

Around the Mountain Circuit

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.7 6 reviews

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

South IslandFiordland

Milford Track

Fiordland National Park

4.6 70 reviews

Time: 4 days, Distance: 53.5 km

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Start from the west coast

South IslandNelson Region

Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.6 48 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

Well formed track

South IslandNelson Region

Abel Tasman Coast Track

Abel Tasman National Park

4.6 986 reviews

Time: From 1 hour to 5 days, Total Track Distance: 52 km

South IslandMarlborough

4.6 7 reviews

Time: 2 days one way, Distance: 27 km

The Kepler Track

South IslandFiordland

Kepler Track

Fiordland National Park

4.5 198 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 60 km

View of Lake Waikaremoana

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.5 47 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 46 km

Rakiura track; Kaipipi Road

South IslandStewart Island

Rakiura Track

Stewart Island

4.5 25 reviews

Time: 3 days, 36km round trip

Rees Dart Vista

South IslandQueenstown Region

Rees-Dart Track

Mount / Mt Aspiring National Park

4.5 12 reviews

Time: 4 - 5 days

A  bit of mystery up the Inland Pack Track

South IslandWest Coast

4.5 11 reviews

The Inland Pack Track was created in the mid 1800's for gold miners to move through the area. It is recommended you take two days to walk it...

South IslandNelson Region

Mount / Mt Owen

Kahurangi National Park

4.5 4 reviews

Time: Northern access: 9 hr, Southern access 7 hr, Distance: Courthouse Flat to Granity Pass Hut - 8.3 km

North IslandTaranaki

Pouakai Circuit

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.5 4 reviews

Time: 2 - 3 days, Distance: 25 km

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Whanganui Journey

Whanganui National Park

4.4 27 reviews

Time: Up to 5 days, Distance: 145 km

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Rotoiti circuit

Nelson Lakes National Park

4.4 11 reviews

Time: 7 - 10 hrs return

Gillespie Pass Circuit

South IslandWanaka Region

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 58 km

Amazing vistas along the Queen Charlotte

South IslandMarlborough

4.4 250 reviews

Time: From 1 hour to 5 days one way, Total Distance: 70 km

Vistas along the Copland Track

South IslandWest Coast

Copland Track

To Welcome Flat Hut

4.4 37 reviews

Time: 2 days return. Distance: 34 km return.

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Rangiwahia Hut

Deadmans Track - Rangiwahia, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.4 1 review

Time: 2 days