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

South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷

Cascade Saddle Route

Matukituki

4.9 9 reviews

Time: 2 days, Distance: Approx. 60 km

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Ball Pass Crossing

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...

North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷

Tongariro Northern Circuit

4.8 75 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days

North Island ▷ Manawatu - Wanganui ▷

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 8 - 10 hr

South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷

Routeburn Track

Fiordland National Park / Mt Aspiring National Park

4.8 138 reviews

Time: 3 days, Distance: 32 km

South Island ▷ West Coast ▷

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 5 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

South Island ▷ Marlborough ▷

Pelorus Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

4.7 7 reviews

Time: 3-4 days one way

South Island ▷ Stewart Island ▷

North West Circuit Stewart Island/Rakiura

4.7 6 reviews

Time: 9 - 11 days, Distance: 125 km

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Lake Angelus

Nelson Lakes National Park

4.7 18 reviews

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

North Island ▷ Taranaki ▷

Around the Mountain Circuit

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.6 6 reviews

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

South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

4.6 4 reviews

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

South Island ▷ Queenstown Region ▷

Rees-Dart Track

Mount / Mt Aspiring National Park

4.5 12 reviews

Time: 4 - 5 days

South Island ▷ Nelson 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

South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷

Lake Rotoiti circuit

Nelson Lakes National Park

4.4 11 reviews

Time: 7 - 10 hrs return

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