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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Waikato sunrise from Kakepuku

North IslandWaikato

7.4 km return | 3 hours return

Square Kauri, Tapu

North IslandCoromandel

300 m return | 20 minutes return

North IslandWaikato

Time: 3 hr to complete loop, or 2 hr return to falls

Te Reinga Falls

500 m return | 10 minutes return

North IslandHawkes Bay

Time: 3-4 hr return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Hinau Walk

Lake Waikaremoana

Time: 20 min one way

South IslandFiordland

Time: 4hr (to the hut)

South IslandWest Coast

Murray Creek Track

Victoria Forest Park

Time: 5 hr loop track

South IslandSouthland

600 m return | 10 minutes return

Crater Rim Walkway - Godley Head section

South IslandCanterbury

Time: all over an hour

North IslandHawkes Bay

Blowhard Bush Reserve

Kaweka Forest Park

approx 4 km return | 2-3 hours return

South IslandFiordland

Time: 2 hr 15 min

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 4 - 6 hr return

South IslandCanterbury

Time: 3 hr

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North IslandWaikato

Mount / Mt Pureora Track

Pureora Forest Park

Time: 2hr 30 min return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Pavilion Peak Track

Pavilion Peak Track

Tramping Distance: 32km Time:8–10 hr / 32 km Pavilion Peak, Photo DOC. Pavilion Peak track Mountain bike Grade: 5 expert

South IslandMarlborough

Mistletoe Bay

James Vogel Track - Queen Charlotte Sound

Time: 45 min circular track

5.6 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandSouthland

Teal Bay to South Coast Route

Fiordland National Park

Time: 10 hrs, Distance: 17 kms one way

South IslandQueenstown Region

Pyke

Big Bay Route - Fiordland National Park

Distance: 88 km

Nice falls. Easy access.

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Aniwaniwa Falls Track

Lake Waikaremoana

approx 800 m return | 20 minutes return

North IslandCoromandel

Gem of the Boom Creek Loop Walk

Broken Hills Recreation Area

400 m return | 30 minutes return

North IslandTaranaki

Sefton Track

Kaitake Range, Egmont National Park

Time: 2 hr

Pateke near the DoC centre

North IslandAuckland Region

6 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandWaikato

Centre of the North Island

Pureora Forest Park

500 m return | 10 minutes return

South IslandStewart Island

Ryans Creek Walk

Stewart Island/Rakiura

Time: 3.5 hr - 4hr

South IslandWest Coast

Big River to Inangahua River track

Victoria Conservation Park

Time: 6-7 hrs

Near the trig

2 km return | 45 minutes return

South IslandKaikoura Region

1 hr 45 mins return