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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View from the top of Mt Victoria

North IslandWellington Region

4.4 37 reviews

Start from Courtney Place and within an hour you'll see an amazing panoramic view of Wellington. Watch the ferries coming in and out of the harbour...

Alpine gardens extend from the treeline to Mt Arthur's peak.

South IslandNelson Region

4.4 18 reviews

18.4 km return | 6 hours 30 minutes return

View south toward the start of the track.

North IslandNorthland

4.4 14 reviews

9 km return | 3 hours return

Old Chinese miners hut

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.4 14 reviews

400 m return | upto 40 minutes return

We have lift-off - Muriwai Gannet Colony

North IslandAuckland Region

Takapu Refuge Walk

Muriwai Gannet Colony

4.4 13 reviews

approx 1.5 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandCanterbury

4.4 10 reviews

Time: 40 min return From Akaroa, take the Akaroa Lighthouse Road - 11 km of steep, narrow rough road, suitable for 4 wheel-drive vehicles.

Dawn at the lake

North IslandRotorua Region

4.4 9 reviews

2.5 hour return

South IslandMarlborough

4.4 7 reviews

Time: 2 days one way, Distance: 27 km

North IslandCoromandel

Broken Hills Battery Walk

Broken Hills Recreation Area

4.4 7 reviews

550 m return | 20 minutes return

North IslandAuckland Region

4.4 5 reviews

North IslandRotorua Region

4.4 5 reviews

Prideaux Park is the most widely used site because of its central location. It is a short stroll to town, the Kawerau i-SITE and also Kawerau...

North IslandAuckland Region

4.4 5 reviews

Time: 1 hour return Distance: 1.4km

Views from the top of the Glacier Burn Track

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.4 5 reviews

approx 6 km return | 3 hours 30 minutes return to bushline

South IslandWanaka Region

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 3-4 hr

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Hanmer Forest

South IslandCanterbury

Forest Walk

Hanmer Forest

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 1 hr return

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

4.4 4 reviews

Regarded as the most comprehensive collection of Northern Hemisphere trees south of the equator.

View of the lava flow from Lake Surprise Track.

North IslandRuapehu

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 5 hr return

South IslandCanterbury

Bridal Veil track

Arthur's Pass

4.4 4 reviews

Time: 1 hr 30 min return

South IslandCanterbury

4.4 3 reviews

Time varies : from 1 hour to 3 hours return

South IslandMarlborough

Peninsula Walk

Mistletoe Bay - Queen Charlotte Sound

4.4 3 reviews

3 km return | 1 hour return

South IslandWest Coast

4.4 3 reviews

Time: 20 minutes round trip

North IslandCoromandel

Castle Rock Walk

Coromandel

4.4 3 reviews

Time: 1.5 hrs return

Interior of Collins Drive

North IslandCoromandel

Collins Drive Loop

Broken Hills Recreation Area

4.4 2 reviews

3.5 km return | 2-3 hours return

North IslandWellington Region

4.4 2 reviews

Mount Kaukau is the highest point overlooking Wellington Harbour.

North IslandNorthland

Otito Track

Matapouri

4.4 1 review

Time: 30 min Distance: 1.2 km loop

North IslandBay of Plenty

Waiatiu Falls Track

Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park

4.4 1 review

3.2 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return

Tuatuku Beach

South IslandSouthland

4.4 1 review

Time: 15 - 30 min return depending on walk taken

Mill flat Camping Ground

South IslandMarlborough

Mill Flat Campsite

Mount Richmond Forest Park

4.4 1 review

Pine Valley, Mount Richmond Forest Park

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.4 1 review

Time: 1 hour return

Below Mount Hobson/Hirakimata

5.6 km one-way | 3 hours 30 minutes one-way