The Best Trails in New Zealand

Wharariki - Cape Farewell Viewpoint - Pillar Point Lighthouse

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near Puponga, Tasman (New Zealand)

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Distance: 6.65mi
Elevation +: 2238f
TrailRank: 38

Photo ofWharariki - Cape Farewell Viewpoint - Pillar Point Lighthouse

Start from the amazing Wharariki beach, first a small river crossing then continue along the gorgeous coast, stop along Cape Farewell Viewpoint to the Pillar Point lighthouse. The lighthouse isn't very pretty but the way...

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Lake Hauroko lookout track

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near Wairoto, Southland (New Zealand)

ecmwl

Distance: 3.35mi
Elevation +: 1184f
TrailRank: 38

Hike following the Lake Hauroko lookout track from DOC (Department Of Conservation). It starts at the parking at the end of the gravel road where the boat ramp is. It goes right and follows the lake for about 1.5 Km and...

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Maitai

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near Rangiputa, Northland (New Zealand)

davemorris20

Distance: 5.43mi
Elevation +: 522f
TrailRank: 38

Beautiful Maitai Bay with great views from the hills above. Part of the path indicated between the two signs is closed and has been for two years. It is narrow, exposed and unprotected. The out and back section at the fa...

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Wenderholm Regional Park,NZ

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near Waiwera, Auckland (New Zealand)

LMChak

Distance: 6.10mi
Elevation +: 971f
TrailRank: 38

Start from the main carpark. Te Akeake Walk is just a very easy 30 minutes warm up walk. The following Perimeter Track is one of my favorites, 30 minutes uphill, 30 minutes down slope in the bush with beautiful view. The...

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Ocean Beach

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near Pirinoa, Wellington (New Zealand)

MartynElvy

Distance: 11.50mi
Elevation +: 456f
TrailRank: 38

A great costal track with some stunning views. This is mostly a rough gravel track with several small river crossings. Corner Creek Campsite is located about half-way, towards the end of a maintained gravel streach of tr...

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Tawharanui Regional Park,NZ

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near Tawharanui, Auckland (New Zealand)

LMChak

Distance: 11.11mi
Elevation +: 1152f
TrailRank: 38

Park at the Marine Reserve Carpark and walk up to Anchor Bay. Toilets and information on the park are available. We start from here and take Wesr End Track, walking up the hill and back to the beach. After lunch, we tak...

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Pororari-Punakaiki Loop, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

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near Punakaiki, West Coast (New Zealand)

jimmyangel

Distance: 7.14mi
Elevation +: 568f
TrailRank: 38

Photo ofPororari-Punakaiki Loop, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Beautiful hike up the Pororari river connecting with the Punakaiki river and passing through the Pancake Rocks. The Pororari river is very beautiful, almost magical, with its tea-colored waters gently flowing through an ...

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Howard Valley - Rotoroa 4WD

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near Howard, Tasman (New Zealand)

blacnite

Distance: 7.07mi
Elevation +: 1844f
TrailRank: 38

Howard Valley to Lake Rotoroa is a gradual climb up to 933 meters then a steep decent into Lake Rotoroa. I woul d say that this is the easier of the directions to travel but however consider it easy to moderate both ways...

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New Zealand: Akaroa Misty Peaks Trail

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near Akaroa, Canterbury (New Zealand)

Alan Stobie

Distance: 11.13mi
Elevation +: 2897f
TrailRank: 38

Photo ofNew Zealand: Akaroa Misty Peaks Trail

A good circular walk from the centre of Akaroa up to and along the ridge. The start and finish is on small lanes, the remaining up and down hill sections are on gravel track and the ridge walk is on footpaths. Glorious v...

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Bannockburn - Carricktown - Duffers Saddle

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near Bannockburn, Otago (New Zealand)

WhiteE

Distance: 7.49mi
Elevation +: 3054f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofBannockburn - Carricktown - Duffers Saddle

Steep in places, a little rough but mostly fairly easy going. Amazing views and much more interesting going uphill from Bannockburn.

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New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing

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near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)

Alan Stobie

Distance: 12.54mi
Elevation +: 2621f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofNew Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing

A one-way hike through Tongariro National Park. The track winds through alpine landscape, volcanoes, bush and by blue lakes. Drop of and pickup by coach is essential. Although the walk does not live up to all the hype, i...

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Key summit (918 m) from The Divide

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near Kinloch, Otago (New Zealand)

ecmwl

Distance: 7.10mi
Elevation +: 1896f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofKey summit (918 m) from The Divide

This track starts at The Divide and follows the Key Summit track to get to Key Summit (918 m), the lookout point and also continues a bit further on this ridge of the Livingstone Mountains to get to the summit of the nex...

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Mount Dewar (1310 m)

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near Long Gully, Otago (New Zealand)

ecmwl

Distance: 3.89mi
Elevation +: 1352f
TrailRank: 37

Easy walk to the top of Mount Dewar. The walk starts from Skippers road lookout. This is a small parking area just off Coronet Peak road. Alternatively you can also drive on Skippers road for about 500 meters and park ...

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Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest

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near Whakarewarewa, Bay of Plenty (New Zealand)

etnatracker

Distance: 7.20mi
Elevation +: 1296f
TrailRank: 37

3D Video Relive:La Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest, una graziosa foresta nei pressi di Rotorua, piena di alberi locali e non, come le sequoie, piantate per verificarne l'adattabilità.Per maggiori dettagli, visitate la pagi...

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Ruta de una tarde desde Arthur Pass Village

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near Arthur’s Pass, Canterbury (New Zealand)

Saltacamberas

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Distance: 5.55mi
Elevation +: 1030f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofRuta de una tarde desde Arthur Pass Village

Ruta ida y vuelta desde el pueblo de Arthur Pass, pasando por la cascada cercana de Devils Punchbowl Fall (30 minutos ida y vuelta) y acercándonos a Bealey Chasm en el Bealey Valley. Vuelta por el mismo camino. En ing...

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Part of Kepler Track on a Daytrip

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near Te Anau, Southland (New Zealand)

ArielMat

Distance: 16.05mi
Elevation +: 2894f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofPart of Kepler Track on a Daytrip

If you haven’t booked a place in the huts five months in advance, don’t panic. You can still enjoy some great view over Te Anau Lake on a daytrip (even without paying 50 NZD to the taxi-boat). The views from the top is a...

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Rees Dart Track with Kea Basin and Dart Glacier side trips

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near Arcadia, Otago (New Zealand)

Alan Sagan

Distance: 63.92mi
Elevation +: 13688f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofRees Dart Track with Kea Basin and Dart Glacier side trips

From 28 December 2018 through 2 January 2019 I completed a 97km hike through the Rees Dart Track in New Zealand! Excellent Hike. Day1: Muddy Creek Carpark to the Kea Basin Rock Bivvy, 13km, 3 hours 40 minutes, 600m of...

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Fox River Bridge to the Ballroom Rock Shelter

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near Tiromoana, West Coast (New Zealand)

Kotare

Distance: 3.55mi
Elevation +: 791f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofFox River Bridge to the Ballroom Rock Shelter

Fantastic longer day walk. Follow the Fox River up to the impressive Ballroom Rock Shelter. About a 12km return journey - 2.5 hours each way Leave your vehicle at the Fox River Bridge car park and follow the marked trac...

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Napoleon Hill - Wairau River Caves

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near Totara Flat, West Coast (New Zealand)

jengav.irvine

Distance: 11.13mi
Elevation +: 774f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofNapoleon Hill - Wairau River Caves

Entry from Napoleon Hill side however it is private land so you have to gain $$ access first. Great drive through, some quite intense steep ruts at the beginning, long tall caves towards the end and easy driving up the r...

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NZ Queenstown Hill

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near Queenstown, Otago (New Zealand)

Charlie Borsboom

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Distance: 4.17mi
Elevation +: 1453f
TrailRank: 37

Good hike that can be walked from the central CBD of Queenstown as it starts from the residential area.

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing / NZ

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near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)

bl4ckrose

Distance: 12.92mi
Elevation +: 2720f
TrailRank: 37

Start early to avoid the crowd (we took the 4.50 am shuttle) Stunning views around the volcano, and amazing coloured lakes. No major difficulties but quite long...but totally worth it !

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Mt Fitzgerald from Pettigrews Road

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near Barrys Bay, Canterbury (New Zealand)

ecmwl

Distance: 9.14mi
Elevation +: 2510f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofMt Fitzgerald from Pettigrews Road

Hike to the top of Mount Fitzgerald (826 m) in the Banks peninsula. This tracks follows the official Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway from the Department of Conservation (DOC) although it does not start exactly from the same...

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Longwood summit (764 m) (Southland)

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near Gummies Bush, Southland (New Zealand)

ecmwl

Distance: 9.79mi
Elevation +: 2205f
TrailRank: 37

Photo ofLongwood summit (764 m) (Southland)

Easy track inside Longwood range to the Longwood summit. To get to the start of the track take Cascade road and drive for about 3 kilometres on this gravel road. This is as far as Google Maps takes us so we decided to s...

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