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

Time: 5 - 6 hr return

South IslandCanterbury

Deer Spur track

Peel Forest Park

Time: 2 hr return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Benmore Range access track

Access to Benmore Range Conservation Area

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

Green Lake

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Ngamoko Track

Lake Waikaremoana

approx 11 km return | 4 hours return

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 45 min

Sunshine bay

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 45 min

South IslandCanterbury

Carroll Hut track

Arthur's Pass

Time: 6 hr return

Time: 3.5 hours one way

North IslandNorthland

Time: 4 hr 30 min - 5 hr return Distance: 16 km loop

North IslandNorthland

Time: 2 hr return Distance: 3 km loop

South IslandCanterbury

Bridge Hill Walk

Craigieburn Forest Park

Time: 10 min one way

South IslandWest Coast

Leslie Karamea Track

Kahurangi National Park

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

South IslandNelson Region

Time: 3-4 hr

North IslandWaikato

Time: 2hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min, depending on track taken

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South IslandCanterbury

This is an immensely popular walk, steep but rewarding, which leads to views of Lyttelton Harbour and the historic monument to the Pioneer Women...

North IslandCoromandel

Wainora Kauri track

Kauaeranga Valley

Time: 2-3 hr return

South IslandWest Coast

Jum Michel Track Walk

Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

Time: 20 min one way

North IslandCoromandel

Time: Various

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

North IslandNorthland

Time: 30 min Distance: 1.4 km

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Onepoto Caves Track

Lake Waikaremoana

2 km return | 1 hours return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

Time: 45 min

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

Time: 8 - 10 hr

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Mangahao Makahika Track

Mangaore, Tararua Forest Park

Time: 6 - 7 hrs going south, 7- 8 hrs going north, Distance: 15 km

South IslandWest Coast

Terrace Walk

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

1.8 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 6 hours return

Time: 4 hours one way

North IslandHawkes Bay

Approx 22 km return | 6 hours 30 minutes return

North IslandAuckland Region

Rising a spectacular 100 metres above the historic Puhoi village is the Puhoi Loop Track.

Bridge to Nowhere

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Bridge to Nowhere Walk

Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Valleys

approx 4.6 km return | 1 hour 15 minutes return