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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Mount Kaukau is the highest point overlooking Wellington Harbour.

Deliverance Cove

North IslandWairarapa

Deliverance Cove Track

Castlepoint Scenic Reserve

4 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

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

Wharariki Beach and Puponga Farm Park in behind.

South IslandNelson Region

Wharariki Beach Walk

Archway Islands

2 km return | 40 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

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

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South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Lake Pukaki track

Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Mackenzie Basin

Time: 5 hr return / Distance: 12 km

Cape Campbell from the air

South IslandMarlborough

400 m return | 5 minutes + return

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

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

Torches essential to explore the mines

Time: 1 hour round trip, Distance: 2.5km

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)