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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Hooker River with Mount Cook

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Hooker Valley Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

10 km return | 3 hours return

Cape Reinga Lighthouse

600 m return | 20 minutes return

The "nuggets" at Nugget Point

South IslandSouthland

500 m return | 10 - 20 minutes return

Stunning Lake Wanaka views abound on the Walk

South IslandWanaka Region

16 km return | 6 hours return

Lake Matheson on the early morning

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 1 hr 30 min round trip

South IslandSouthland

Monkey Island, Orepuki

Overnight Campervan Parking and Walk

Freedom campers are allowed to stay for up to 28 days per calendar year. Monkey Island can be reached by foot at a low tide, and offers good...

Cape Palliser Lighthouse

1 km return | 20 minutes return

Devils Punch Bowl viewing from the road

South IslandCanterbury

2 km return | 1 hour return

Gertrude Valley

South IslandFiordland

7 km return | 4-6 hours return

Waikawa Bay - Marlborough Sounds

South IslandMarlborough

approx 9 km return | approx 3 hours return

Sealy Tarns

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Sealy Tarns Track

Mount / Mt Cook National Park

4 km return | 3 hours return

Queenstown Gardens up close

A bit of serenity among the Queenstown craziness. A great place to relax and recollect your thoughts, the lake side track starts from here and...

South IslandWest Coast

Cape Foulwind Walkway

Tauranga Bay to Seal Colony

800 m return | 20 minutes return

Cape Campbell from the air

South IslandMarlborough

400 m return | 5 minutes + return

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South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Lake Pukaki track

Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Mackenzie Basin

Time: 5 hr return / Distance: 12 km

Dawson Falls

North IslandTaranaki

Kapuni Loop Track to Dawson Falls

Kaponga, Egmont National Park

Time: 45 min to 1 hr loop track

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Tauranga Loop Track

Waioeka Gorge

approx 6 km return | 2 hours return

Rakiura - untouched

Time: 9 - 11 days, Distance: 125 km

South IslandMarlborough

Governors Bay Track

Queen Charlotte Sound

200 m return | 20 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Lake Kaniere Walkway

Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve

Time: 8 hr return

700 m return | 40 minutes return

South IslandNelson Region

Kaituna Track

Collingwood

Time: 8-9 hr or shorter walks from 20 min to 2 hr

From the mountains to the sea - Kaikoura

11.7 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandNelson Region

Approx 2 km return | 30-45 minutes return

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

Time: 3 - 4 days

10.4 km return | 7 hours return

Cape Kidnappers

19 km return | 6 hours return

Historical gold mining artifacts along the trail

South IslandWest Coast

Time: 6 hr, Distance: 10.5km

These springs aren't hot, jump in if you are brave

South IslandNelson Region

1.2 km return | 30 minutes return

Looking down at tarns near Lake Angelus

South IslandNelson Region

Lake Angelus

Nelson Lakes National Park

Time: 2 - 3 days (5 - 9 hr each day with 3 route options)