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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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

Stone walls at Turakirae Head

North IslandWellington Region

4.9 2 reviews

approx 5 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandFiordland

Lake Manapouri

Frasers Beach Track

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 30 minutes

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...

Stirling point

South IslandSouthland

4.9 2 reviews

6.2 km return | 2 hours return

South IslandWanaka Region

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 3-4 hours. Distance: 6km

North IslandTaupo Region

Umukarikari Track

Kaimanawa Forest Park

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 4-6 hours

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

North IslandTaranaki

Tahurangi Translator Tower track

North Egmont, Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 1hr 30 min one way

North IslandCoromandel

4.9 2 reviews

500 m return | 30 minutes return

South IslandWest Coast

4.9 2 reviews

Time: 40 min return

Central Crater - Northern Circuit

North IslandRuapehu

4.8 75 reviews

Time: 3 - 4 days

South IslandNelson Region

4.8 48 reviews

3.4 km return | 1 hour 20 minutes return

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

South IslandWest Coast

4.8 46 reviews

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

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Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Hill

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 36 reviews

9 km return | 3 hours return

South IslandSouthland

4.8 22 reviews

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

North IslandNorthland

Te Paki Coastal Track

Tapotupotu Bay to Cape Reinga

4.8 20 reviews

5 km one-way | 3 hours one-way

Red Tarns in winter

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Red Tarns Track

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 12 reviews

2.3 km return | 2 hours return

Untouched goodness on Ulva Island

South IslandStewart Island

Ulva Island

Self Guided Walks

4.8 10 reviews

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

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

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 IslandCanterbury

Carroll Hut track

Arthur's Pass

4.8 1 review

Time: 6 hr return

North IslandAuckland Region

4.8 1 review

Time: 3.5 hours one way

North IslandWairarapa

Kiriwhakapapa Loop

Tararua Forest Park

4.8 1 review

Time: 30 min, Distance: 1 km An short easy walk through beautiful regenerating native forest

South IslandWest Coast

Terrace Walk

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

4.8 1 review

1.8 km return | 30 minutes return

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 1 review

Time: 6 hours return

South IslandMount Cook - MacKenzie

Ball Shelter Hut route

Aoraki/Mount / Mt Cook Village

4.8 1 review

Time: 3 - 4 hr one way

South IslandQueenstown Region

4.8 1 review

Time: 45 min