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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Wairere Falls

North IslandWaikato

5 26 reviews

5 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandMarlborough

Circle Walk

Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve

5 20 reviews

1.7 km return | 45 minutes return

Miners Hut

South IslandWest Coast

5 12 reviews

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

Tiny

North IslandTaranaki

Wilkies Pools Loop Track

Kaponga, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

5 11 reviews

Time: 1 - 1hr 30 min return

Bubbling mud

North IslandRotorua Region

5 10 reviews

Time: 2 min one way, Distance: 20 m

Pukekura Park

North IslandTaranaki

Pukekura Park

New Plymouth

5 9 reviews

The park covers about 52ha (128 acres) and contains a diverse range of landscapes, including many plant collections, exotic specimen trees, formal...

Bream Head from the air

North IslandNorthland

Busby Head Track

Bream Head Scenic Reserve - Whangarei Heads

5 8 reviews

Time: 1 hr Distance: 3 km

South IslandWest Coast

5 8 reviews

1.2 km return | 20 minutes return

South IslandMarlborough

Tawa Walk

Pelorus Scenic Reserve

5 7 reviews

1 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

5 7 reviews

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

Lake Rotoiti shoreline near the Bellbird Walk entrance

South IslandNelson Region

Bellbird Walk

Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes National Park

5 6 reviews

800 m return | 15 minutes return

North IslandCoromandel

5 5 reviews

5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

view from Maunganui Bluff

North IslandNorthland

5 5 reviews

5.2 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

Pouakai Plateau Tarn after snowfall. 15 minutes from Hut.

North IslandTaranaki

Mangorei Track to Pouakai Hut

Pouakai Range, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

5 5 reviews

10 km return | 4-5 hours return

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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

The surf lifesaving tower at Te Henga

North IslandAuckland Region

5 4 reviews

Bethells Rd to Constable Rd 8 km or 3 - 4 hr one way, Bethells Rd to O’Neill’s Bay 2 km or 45 min one way.

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

5 4 reviews

1.3 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandNelson Region

Anglers Walk, Lake Rotoiti

Nelson Lakes National Park

5 4 reviews

Time: 1 hour each way

Kohi Point

North IslandBay of Plenty

Kohi Point Walkway

Ohope beach to Whakatane

5 4 reviews

approx 8 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

North IslandBay of Plenty

5 3 reviews

Lovely waterfalls and swimming hole

South IslandNelson Region

Spit Track Circuit

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

5 3 reviews

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Distance: 6km

North IslandNorthland

5 3 reviews

350 m return | 15 minutes return

South IslandWanaka Region

French Ridge Track

Matukituki Valley

5 3 reviews

Time: 4-5 hours, Distance: 7.2 km

South IslandCanterbury

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve

Cave Walk - Craigieburn

4.9 50 reviews

Cave walk takes 1 hr The cave is 594m long and is one of the regions natural gems. Limestone formations nearby were the setting for the filming...

North IslandTaranaki

4.9 26 reviews

We are a pest free sanctuary. We have spent millions of dollars and hours eradicating mice, rats, stoats, weasels and possums from inside the...

NZ Fur Seals are a living soap opera at Tauranga Bay

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 23 reviews

Time: 20 min

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 20 reviews

Approx 1 km return | 20 minutes return

Boardwalk next to water race

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 16 reviews

Time: 1hr 50 min

South IslandNelson Region

4.9 12 reviews

Whites bay

South IslandMarlborough

Whites Bay tracks

Eastern Marlborough

4.9 12 reviews

Time: 10 min to 8-9 hr return depending which track taken