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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North IslandRotorua Region

4.4 6 reviews

Time: 20 min one way, Distance: 1.2 km

Nugget Point / Tokata

South IslandSouthland

Nugget Point / Tokata

Roaring Bay Penguin Hide and Walk

4.4 5 reviews

500 m return | 20 minutes return

South IslandMarlborough

Archers Track

Pelorus Sound

4.4 5 reviews

Time: 3hr 30 min one way, 7hrs return trip

South IslandCanterbury

Rata Falls track

Peel Forest Park

4.4 5 reviews

Time: 2 hr return trip

South IslandCanterbury

Waterfall Track

Hanmer Forest

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 2 hr 30 min return

North IslandBay of Plenty

Whirinaki Track

Entrance via Minginui Village

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 2 - 5 days

North IslandCoromandel

Mount / Mt Kaitarakihi summit walk

Coromandel Forest Park

4.4 3 reviews

Time: 7 hr return

North IslandTaranaki

Kapuni Loop Track

Dawson Falls, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.4 3 reviews

1.3 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandWest Coast

Bellbird Walk

Lake Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

4.4 3 reviews

600 m return | 10 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

4.4 3 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 hr, Distance: 2.5 km

South IslandSouthland

Whisky Creek Track

Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 2 hours (loop track) plus a 30-45 minutes side track

Cloud forest

North IslandTaranaki

Maketawa Hut track

North Egmont, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.4 2 reviews

5.8 km return | 2 hours 45 minutes return

Waihora Lagoon after the rain

North IslandWaikato

Waihora Lagoon Track

Pureora Forest Park

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 10 min one way

Te Pare Historic Reserve and Hahei Beach

North IslandCoromandel

4.4 2 reviews

1.5 km return | 30 minutes return

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Some of the best views from the highest point in the Waikato

North IslandWaikato

4.4 2 reviews

13.4 km return | 6 hours return

Looking down Makarori beach to headland & hill walk

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 30 mins return

South IslandNelson Region

4.4 2 reviews

This is a track that leads off the main Abel Tasman coastal track. From Torrent Bay estuary a 20 minute wander leads up a stream bed of large...

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Kettlehole Track

Lake Pukaki Terminal Moraine Conservation Area

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 1 hr return loop / Distance: 4 km

North IslandNorthland

4.4 2 reviews

300 m return | 15 minutes return

North IslandAuckland Region

Goat Island Walkway

Goat Island Marine Reserve

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 45 min to 1 hr one way, Distance: 1.5 km one way

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.4 2 reviews

4.5 km return | 2 hours return

Sunrise on the Sunrise Track

North IslandHawkes Bay

Sunrise Track

Eastern Ruahine Forest Park

4.4 2 reviews

approx 13 km return | 5 hours return

North IslandWairarapa

Holdsworth

Kaitoke tramp - Tararua Forest Park

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 13-14 hr, Distance: 36 km

South IslandWanaka Region

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 1 hr 30 min, Distance: 5 km

Gillespie Pass Circuit

South IslandWanaka Region

4.4 2 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days, Distance: 58 km

South IslandNelson Region

4.4 2 reviews

South IslandCanterbury

4.4 1 review

Amazing vistas along the Queen Charlotte

South IslandMarlborough

4.4 250 reviews

Time: From 1 hour to 5 days one way, Total Distance: 70 km

Pohutukawa on scoria, Rangitoto

North IslandAuckland Region

Rangitoto Summit Track

Rangitoto Island

4.4 55 reviews

7 km return | 2 hours return

Its a big hole, you wouldn't want to fall in!

South IslandNelson Region

Harwoods Hole

Takaka Hill

4.4 46 reviews

5.8 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return