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 IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

4.9 2 reviews

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...

North IslandTaranaki

Tahurangi Translator Tower track

North Egmont, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 1hr 30 min one way

South IslandFiordland

Lake Manapouri

Frasers Beach Track

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 30 minutes

Stirling point

South IslandSouthland

4.9 2 reviews

6.2 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

North IslandTaupo Region

Umukarikari Track

Kaimanawa Forest Park

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 4-6 hours

South IslandWanaka Region

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

Milford Sound taken from the Foreshore

South IslandFiordland

Milford Sound Foreshore Walk

Fiordland National Park

4.9 2 reviews

400 m return | 20 minutes return

Wakamarina Track

South IslandMarlborough

Wakamarina Track

Mount / Mt Richmond Forest Park

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 8 hrs one way

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

4.8 75 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days

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

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 46 reviews

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Hill

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 36 reviews

9 km return | 3 hours return

Jetty at Lake Rotoiti

South IslandNelson Region

4.8 30 reviews

Time: 5 hr return

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South IslandSouthland

4.8 22 reviews

Slope Point is the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand

The lower falls

North IslandBay of Plenty

4.8 10 reviews

2 km return | 45 minutes return

Kerr Bay

South IslandNelson Region

4.8 10 reviews

Time: 5 hrs return

North IslandCoromandel

4.8 9 reviews

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

North IslandAuckland Region

4.8 8 reviews

approx 8 km return | 20 minutes to 3 hours return

North IslandNorthland

4.8 7 reviews

Time: 30 min Distance: 500 m

South IslandWest Coast

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

4.8 7 reviews

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

Serene shores of Lake Rotopounamu

North IslandRuapehu

4.8 6 reviews

5 km return | 2 hours return

North IslandNorthland

(Lake Rotopokaka)

Coca Cola Lake

4.8 6 reviews

View from Lou's lookout

North IslandTairāwhiti Gisborne

Lou's Lookout

Lake Waikaremoana

4.8 5 reviews

2 km return | 40 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

4.8 5 reviews

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

South IslandFiordland

Earland Falls walk

Milford Road

4.8 4 reviews

Time: 6 hr return

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 45 min

South IslandCanterbury

4.8 1 review

This is an immensely popular walk, steep but rewarding, which leads to views of Lyttelton Harbour and the historic monument to the Pioneer Women...

North IslandManawatu - Wanganui

Knights-Shorts Loop Track

Apiti, Western Ruahine Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 8 - 10 hr

North IslandWaikato

4.8 1 review

Time: 2hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min, depending on track taken