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 IslandWanaka Region

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

South IslandWest Coast

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

Stone walls at Turakirae Head

approx 5 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

North IslandTaupo Region

Umukarikari Track

Kaimanawa Forest Park

Time: 4-6 hours

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is a rugged land of ice and rock, with 19 peaks over 3,000 metres including New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki...

Wakamarina Track

South IslandMarlborough

Wakamarina Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

Time: 8 hrs one way

Beach at Aramoana

South IslandCoastal Otago

Aramoana

Port Chalmers

Upto 4 km return | upto 1 hour return

Stirling point

6.2 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandCoromandel

500 m return | 30 minutes return

Milford Sound

South IslandFiordland

Milford Sound Foreshore Walk

Fiordland National Park

400 m return | 20 minutes return

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...

South IslandNelson Region

3.4 km return | 1 hour 20 minutes return

Couldn't really get much bluer....!

South IslandWest Coast

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

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Separation point

South IslandNelson Region

Separation Point Walk and Seal Colony

Abel Tasman National Park - Totaranui to Separation Point return via Gibbs Hill

18.8 km return | 6 hours return

View from the top of Alex's Knob

South IslandWest Coast

Alex Knob Track

Franz Josef Glacier Area

Time: 8 hr return

Mt Sunday (Edoras)

Distance: 2km

Puponga Hilltop Walk

South IslandNelson Region

Puponga hilltop walk

Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park

Time: 2-3 hr one way

Red Tarns in winter

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

A herd of elephants

South IslandCoastal Otago

500 m return | 15 minutes return

Untouched goodness on Ulva Island

South IslandStewart Island

Ulva Island

Self Guided Walks

Approx 7 km return | approx 3 hours return (these are maximums)

North IslandCoromandel

Time: 30 minutes one way. New Chums beach is the secluded beach immediately north of Whangapoua. The only public access is by foot.

View from Lou's lookout

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Lou's Lookout

Lake Waikaremoana

2 km return | 40 minutes return

4.5 km return | 2 hours 30 minutes return

South IslandFiordland

Earland Falls walk

Milford Road

Time: 6 hr return

View from Sawpit Gully Walk back to Arrowtown

South IslandQueenstown Region

Time: 2 - 3 hour round trip

North IslandNorthland

Whangamumu Track

Cape Brett

8.4 km return | 2 hours return

Time: 4 hr

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

Time: 8 - 10 hr

South IslandQueenstown Region

Fernhill

One Mile Track

Time: 3 - 4 hr