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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South IslandCanterbury

Waterfall Track

Hanmer Forest

Time: 2 hr 30 min return

North IslandHawkes Bay

Shine Falls Track

Boundary Stream

Time: 1 hr 30 min

Limestone arches

North IslandWaikato

Ruakuri Walk

Waitomo

1 km return | 45 minutes return

North IslandCoromandel

Castle Rock Walk

Coromandel

Time: 1.5 hrs return

South IslandMarlborough

Peninsula Walk

Mistletoe Bay - Queen Charlotte Sound

3 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandWest Coast

Bellbird Walk

Lake Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

600 m return | 10 minutes return

South IslandCoastal Otago

South IslandNelson Region

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 1 hr 30 min, Distance: 5 km

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Kettlehole Track

Lake Pukaki Terminal Moraine Conservation Area

Time: 1 hr return loop / Distance: 4 km

Time: 1 hr return Distance: 1.5 km

North IslandNorthland

300 m return | 15 minutes return

North IslandAuckland Region

Goat Island Walkway

Goat Island Marine Reserve

Time: 45 min to 1 hr one way, Distance: 1.5 km one way

4.5 km return | 2 hours return

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Sunrise on the Sunrise Track

North IslandHawkes Bay

Sunrise Track

Eastern Ruahine Forest Park

approx 13 km return | 5 hours return

Gillespie Pass Circuit

South IslandWanaka Region

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 58 km

Interior of Collins Drive

North IslandCoromandel

Collins Drive Loop

Broken Hills Recreation Area

3.5 km return | 2-3 hours return

Cloud forest

North IslandTaranaki

Maketawa Hut track

North Egmont, Egmont National Park

5.8 km return | 2 hours 45 minutes return

Waihora Lagoon after the rain

North IslandWaikato

Waihora Lagoon Track

Pureora Forest Park

Time: 10 min one way

Some of the best views from the highest point in the Waikato

North IslandWaikato

13.4 km return | 6 hours return

Looking down Makarori beach to headland & hill walk

Time: 30 mins return

South IslandCanterbury

Quarry Short Walk

Orton Bradley Park

30 minutes return

Amazing vistas along the Queen Charlotte

South IslandMarlborough

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

Some pretty big redwoods...

North IslandRotorua Region

The Redwoods

Walking Tracks - Whakarewarewa Forest

A series of walking tracks and trails through giant Californian Redwood trees

Its a big hole, you wouldn't want to fall in!

South IslandNelson Region

Harwoods Hole

Takaka Hill

5.8 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Old hut on the Coromandel Walkway

North IslandCoromandel

Coromandel Walkway

Between Port Jackson and Port Charles

10 km return | 7 hours return

Putangirua Pinnacles are hoodoos

North IslandWairarapa

Pinnacles Track

Putangirua - Aorangi Forest Park

4km return | 2-4 hours return

Old Chinese miners hut

400 m return | upto 40 minutes return

View south toward the start of the track.

North IslandNorthland

9 km return | 3 hours return

Compass replacing the flagstaff

North IslandNorthland

2.5 km | 45 minutes