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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Hermitage - Walk starts behind it

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Glencoe Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 30 min return

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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...

Red Tarns in winter

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Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 12 reviews

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

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Benmore Range access track

Access to Benmore Range Conservation Area

4.8 1 review

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

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4.8 1 review

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Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 1 review

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

Observatory on Mount John Summit

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Mount John Summit Circuit

Lake Tekapo Walkway, direct route to summit

4.8 58 reviews

Approx 3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Pines Beach - Lake Tekapo

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.8 15 reviews

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

Sealy Tarns with Mt Sefton in background

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Sealy Tarns Track

Mount / Mt Cook National Park

4.7 22 reviews

4 km return | 3 hours return

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Mount / Mt John

Lake Alexandrina round trip

4.7 3 reviews

Time: 6-8 hours, 26km round trip

Hooker River with Mount Cook

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Hooker Valley Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.7 314 reviews

10 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.7 74 reviews

10.4 km return | 7 hours return

Some of the best views in NZ from Mount John

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Mount John via Lakeshore

Lake Tekapo Walkway

4.6 51 reviews

7 km return | 3 hours return

A view up the Tasman

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Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier Walks

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook National Park

4.6 23 reviews

40 minutes return | 2 km return

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Tasman Lake with icebergs

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4.5 35 reviews

Time: 1 hr

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4.4 29 reviews

1.5 km return | 1 hour return

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Kettlehole Track

Lake Pukaki Terminal Moraine Conservation Area

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 1 hr return loop / Distance: 4 km

Kea Point Walkway

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Kea Point Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.3 25 reviews

Time: 2 hr return from the Mt Cook village

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Lake Pukaki track

Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Mackenzie Basin

4.3 10 reviews

Time: 5 hr return / Distance: 12 km

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Lake Tekapo Walkway

Cowans Hill Track

4.3 2 reviews

Time: up to 1 hr

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Pavilion Peak Track

Pavilion Peak Track

4 1 review

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

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4 1 review

Time: 1 hr

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Lake Tekapo Walkway

Lake George Scott Loop

4 1 review

Time: 1 hr 30 min to 2 hr return

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Spring Creek walk

Mackenzie Basin

4 1 review

Time: 45 min / Distance: 2.5 km

Bowen Bush is a great introduction to Alpine flora

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Bowen Bush Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

3.9 5 reviews

150 m return | 10 minutes return

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Pukaki Boulders walk

Lake Pukaki area

3.7 2 reviews

Time: 10 min return

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

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Governors Bush Walk

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

Time: 1 hr return

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

Descending Snake Ridge

32 km return | 9-11 hours return