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

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Ball Pass Crossing

97%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

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...

Hermitage - Walk starts behind it

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Glencoe Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

97%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 30 min return

Red Tarns in winter

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

96%

12 Reviews

8 Face-to-Face

Analysis

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Benmore Range access track

Access to Benmore Range Conservation Area

96%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 7 hr return, Distance: 17 km return, 800 m vertical

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Mount / Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku Climb

96%

1 Review

 Analysis

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

96%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

Observatory on Mount John Summit

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Mount John Summit Circuit

Lake Tekapo Walkway, direct route to summit

95%

58 Reviews

53 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Approx 3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Mount / Mt John

Lake Alexandrina round trip

95%

3 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 6-8 hours, 26km round trip

Hooker River with Mount Cook

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Hooker Valley Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

94%

314 Reviews

289 Face-to-Face

Analysis

10 km return | 3 hours return

Sealy Tarns

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Sealy Tarns Track

Mount / Mt Cook National Park

94%

22 Reviews

20 Face-to-Face

Analysis

4 km return | 3 hours return

Pines Beach - Lake Tekapo

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Scenic Reserve

94%

15 Reviews

13 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: up to an hour for each walk, each way

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Mueller Hut Route

93%

74 Reviews

72 Face-to-Face

Analysis

10.4 km return | 7 hours return

Some of the best views in NZ from Mount John

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Mount John via Lakeshore

Lake Tekapo Walkway

91%

51 Reviews

45 Face-to-Face

Analysis

7 km return | 3 hours return

A view up the Tasman

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier Walks

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook National Park

91%

23 Reviews

18 Face-to-Face

Analysis

40 minutes return | 2 km return

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Tasman Lake with icebergs

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Tasman Glacier Lake walk

Tasman Valley

89%

35 Reviews

28 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: 1 hr

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Omarama Clay Cliffs

88%

29 Reviews

15 Face-to-Face

Analysis

1.5 km return | 1 hour return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Kettlehole Track

Lake Pukaki Terminal Moraine Conservation Area

88%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr return loop / Distance: 4 km

Kea Point Walkway

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Kea Point Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

86%

25 Reviews

23 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: 2 hr return from the Mt Cook village

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Cowans Hill Track

86%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: up to 1 hr

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Pukaki track

Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Mackenzie Basin

85%

10 Reviews

6 Face-to-Face

Analysis

Time: 5 hr return / Distance: 12 km

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Pavilion Peak Track

Pavilion Peak Track

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Tramping Distance: 32km Time:8–10 hr / 32 km Pavilion Peak, Photo DOC. Pavilion Peak track Mountain bike Grade: 5 expert

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Lake George Scott Loop

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr 30 min to 2 hr return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Spring Creek walk

Mackenzie Basin

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 45 min / Distance: 2.5 km

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Lake Tekapo Walkway

Domain Walk

80%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr

Bowen Bush is a great introduction to Alpine flora

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Bowen Bush Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

79%

5 Reviews

5 Face-to-Face

Analysis

150 m return | 10 minutes return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Pukaki Boulders walk

Lake Pukaki area

74%

2 Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 10 min return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Twizel River Trail / Walkway / Mountain-biking track

23%

1 Review

 Analysis

Time: 5-6 hr return Distance: 24 km return

Descending Snake Ridge

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Beuzenberg Peak

no Reviews

 Analysis

32 km return | 9-11 hours return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Governors Bush Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

no Reviews

 Analysis

Time: 1 hr return

South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷

Dromedary Hill Track

Omarama

no Reviews

 Analysis

Walking track Distance: 10km Time: 6–8 hr return - Mountain bike Grade: 5 expert Time: 2.5–4