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.

129 items with the highest ranking score first, showing page 1 of 5.

Miners Hut

South IslandWest Coast

5 12 reviews

Time: 45 minutes return Features Rainforest, gold history, relics, old cemetery.

South IslandWest Coast

5 8 reviews

1.2 km return | 20 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

5 7 reviews

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

Dune Lakes behind the wild West Coast beach

South IslandWest Coast

Dune Lake Walk

Ship Creek

5 4 reviews

1 km return | 30 minutes return

NZ Fur Seals are a living soap opera at Tauranga Bay

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 23 reviews

Time: 20 min

South IslandWest Coast

Tunnel Terrace Walk

Goldsborough

4.9 11 reviews

700 m return | 20 minutes return

Watch for swamp monsters!

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 10 reviews

800 m return | 20 minutes return

Coastal goodness along Point Elizabeth walk

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 8 reviews

Time: 3hr return, Distance: 4km each way

Stones - Truman Beach

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 38 reviews

1.4 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 40 min return

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

Boardwalk protects the wetland

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

1 km return | 20 minutes return

Couldn't really get much bluer....!

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 46 reviews

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

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Jackson Bay

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 2 reviews

Time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 1 review

Time: 4 hours one way

South IslandWest Coast

Jum Michel Track Walk

Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

4.8 1 review

Time: 20 min one way

South IslandWest Coast

Leslie Karamea Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 6 - 9 days one way, Distance: 91 km

South IslandWest Coast

Terrace Walk

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

4.8 1 review

1.8 km return | 30 minutes return

View from the top of Alex's Knob

South IslandWest Coast

Alex Knob Track

Franz Josef Glacier Area

4.8 23 reviews

Time: 8 hr return

South IslandWest Coast

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 5 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

Perfect reflections

South IslandWest Coast

Mirror Tarn walk

Oparara Basin

4.8 4 reviews

Time: 30 min

Historical gold mining artifacts along the trail

South IslandWest Coast

4.7 23 reviews

Time: 6 hr, Distance: 10.5km

South IslandWest Coast

Cape Foulwind Walkway

Tauranga Bay to Seal Colony

4.7 10 reviews

800 m return | 20 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Lake Kaniere Walkway

Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

4.7 4 reviews

Time: 8 hr return

Pancakes anyone

South IslandWest Coast

4.7 440 reviews

1.1 km return | 20 minutes return

Entrance to Moria

South IslandWest Coast

4.7 15 reviews

1 hr return

South IslandWest Coast

4.6 14 reviews

Time: 3 hr return

The Spencer Range and Lake Daniell

South IslandWest Coast

4.6 6 reviews

17 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

4.6 2 reviews

Time: 2 hours return