The Best Walking Trails in New Zealand

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Akaroa scenic walk - monument and lighthouse

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near Akaroa, Canterbury (New Zealand)

Joe Hallmark

Distance

2.49mi

Elevation +

243f

TrailRank

22

Easy scenic walk along the roadside. Nice for a family walk or for some light exercise. Great views of Akaroa's long harbour. This route goes past the Garden of Tane, the old Anglican cemetary and the Britomart Monument....

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Kaikoura Peninsula Coastal Walk (part)

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near South Bay, Canterbury (New Zealand)

Doug Mercer

Distance

2.80mi

Elevation +

210f

TrailRank

22

Lovely coastal cliff and beach walk. Recorded in part on my fitbit on 20-05-2019 and uploaded to Wikiloc. This is the area where the earthquake struck in 2016. The seabed rose up to 5.5 metres in places. Big seal colony.

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Conical Hill Walkway

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near Hanmer Springs, Canterbury (New Zealand)

dukeigi

Distance

1.72mi

Elevation +

449f

TrailRank

22

Easy 1h walk to a viewing platform with 360° views. Wide well made path with lots of shade in the forest. Picnic table available on the top.

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Motueka Estuary loop walk II

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near Motueka (New Zealand)

Kotare

Distance

3.04mi

Elevation +

0f

TrailRank

22

Loop walk around Motueka estuary, can be ‘easy’ walked in an hour or ‘exercise’ walked in 45min. Lots of bird life to observe – link up with Motueka Estuary loop walk I.

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Oxenbridge Tunnel Hike

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near Arthurs Point (New Zealand)

David T Moore

Distance

3.21mi

Elevation +

430f

TrailRank

22

This hike starts at the Shotover Top 10 Holiday Park, goes out the back gate, and then down through a residential area and across the bridge. You can also drive down to the trail head, turning onto the dirt road that is ...

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Mangapohue Natural Bridge

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near Te Anga, Waikato (New Zealand)

dukeigi

Distance

0.63mi

Elevation +

46f

TrailRank

21

Pictures can't describe how awesome this little loop walk is. just do it! from http://www.nzfrenzy.com , best NZ guidebook

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Brooklyn to Aro Valley

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near Kowhai Park, Wellington (New Zealand)

dukeigi

Distance

2.00mi

Elevation +

30f

TrailRank

21

Brooklyn to Aro Valley. Starts at the barrier to the wind turbine street and follow along the bike/walking track down to Aro street. There's probably a shorter path than this, seen many different forks along the route. I...

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Lake Matheson

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near Fox Glacier, West Coast (New Zealand)

juic3r

Distance

2.85mi

Elevation +

364f

TrailRank

21

Pleasant walk around Lake Matheson. On a day with a clear view of Mt Cook (no clouds) plenty of cool photo ops, specially at the View of views.

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Welshtown

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near Bendigo, Otago (New Zealand)

davemorris20

Distance

1.13mi

Elevation +

230f

TrailRank

21

Welshtown as part of Bendigo, the most productive of NZ 19thC gold rush. This was a quartz mine as opposed to the alluvial mining in most of south island. Access is by the loop track off the main highway which is a well ...

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ACTIVE LOG121446

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near Westmere, Auckland (New Zealand)

Seagull117

Distance

4.19mi

Elevation +

95f

TrailRank

21

A 7 km loop walk along the Weona-Westmere coastal walk then through to and round the Western Springs Lake and back to the strarting point. Time 2 to 3 hours.

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Queen Charlotte Track - Ships Cove to Endeavour Inlet

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near Ship Cove, Marlborough (New Zealand)

Seaspray55

Distance

8.54mi

Elevation +

2287f

TrailRank

20| 4.33

Queen Charlotte Track - Ships Cove to Endeavour Inlet. Take a boat taxi to Ship Cove where Captain Cook first landed and walk the track to Furneaux Lodge in Endeavour Inlet. New Zealand South Island Marlborough Sound.

Beautiful scenery along the way. From Ship Cove to Furneaux Lodge is the most hilly section. We stopped here and then hi...
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20211001-WTL-000 - Meandering the border of The Orewa River

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near Red Beach, Auckland (New Zealand)

lsj.herbert

Distance

0.58mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

20

Gathering on the border of the Orewa River at Arran Point in Millwater. - Tide Auckland Orewa Nautide Coefficient 33 39 - L 0930 1.0m 2206 1.2m H 0313 2.4m 1530 2.4m -Wind WSW. -Surf NW Slight

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Lake Matheson Walk,NZ

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near Fox Glacier, West Coast (New Zealand)

LMChak

Distance

2.20mi

Elevation +

177f

TrailRank

20

A clam and relaxing walk with several resting areas. Bring your picnic lunch and snacks to sit down, enjoy the nature.

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Te Araroa Trail - Rangiriri to Huntly

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near Rangiriri, Waikato (New Zealand)

deliasummers

Distance

9.01mi

Elevation +

26f

TrailRank

20

The Rangiriri to Huntly (or reverse) section of the Te Araroa Trail that runs from the North of New Zealand to the far South of New Zealand.

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Hobbiton movie set, New Zealand

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near Hinuera, Waikato (New Zealand)

antiviaje.com

Distance

2.21mi

Elevation +

243f

TrailRank

20

We booked it on the official website. The coach departed from Matamata i-site. It costs $84 per person.

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Ahipara viewpoint

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near Ahipara, Northland (New Zealand)

dukeigi
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Distance

0.84mi

Elevation +

108f

TrailRank

19

Fantastic view of the 90mile beach from Ahipara viewpoint from http://www.nzfrenzy.com , best NZ guidebook

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Le Thunder Creek Falls - The Thunder Creek Falls

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near Makarora, Otago (New Zealand)

etnatracker

Distance

0.07mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

19

Le Thunder Creek Falls, forse le più alte cascate lungo la SH6 tra Haast e Wanaka.Per maggiori dettagli, visitate la pagina https://www.etnatracking.com/nuova-zelanda/percorsi/thunder-creek-falls, dove troverete:-Descriz...

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20240331-WTK-000 Arran Point to Red Beach loop with River Crossing

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near Red Beach, Auckland (New Zealand)

lsj.herbert

Distance

6.60mi

Elevation +

207f

TrailRank

19

Track to Red Beach Beach with high tide crossing of Orewa River calling at Te Ara Tahuna Metro Park East Orewa River Māori Hut Hilltop Amorino Dog Reserve Red Beach Millennium Walkway Maygrove Dog Bowl Cros...

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20240313-WTK-001 Orewa Estuary Loop with Crossings

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near Red Beach, Auckland (New Zealand)

lsj.herbert

Distance

4.97mi

Elevation +

207f

TrailRank

19

Loop of The Orewa Estuary with Amorino Dog Reserve and Orewa Beach. Dog friendly. Crossing the Orewa Estuary outbound and The Orewa River between Amorino Reserve and Orewa Beach on the return leg. On a falling t...

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Franz Josef Glacier Valley

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near Franz Josef, West Coast (New Zealand)

DonnasBloke

Distance

5.36mi

Elevation +

801f

TrailRank

19

Guided walk to the glacier. The valley is spectacular, made more special by the commentary given by our knowledgeable and humorous guide Josh.

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Truman Track

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near Punakaiki, West Coast (New Zealand)

juic3r

Distance

1.26mi

Elevation +

217f

TrailRank

19

Short & sweet walk to a beach with a cave, a waterfall & small blowholes through a rain forest-like forest. Access to the beach is only possible during low tide, but you can see most of it from high ground during high ti...

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Magaone caves track

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near Morere, Hawke's Bay (New Zealand)

hyejin

Distance

1.55mi

Elevation +

312f

TrailRank

19

You just need to follow yellow poles. But I got lost while taking photos and videos. Easy walk and it will take around 20 min one way.

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Cape Kidnappers,NZ

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near Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay (New Zealand)

LMChak

Distance

9.56mi

Elevation +

16f

TrailRank

19

Cape Kidnappers walk on the beach, enjoy the gannet colony at the end. Make sure to check the tidy, DOC does a wonderful job to have rhe information at the starting point.

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Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland (Rotorua)

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near Waiotapu, Waikato (New Zealand)

RJK

Distance

2.45mi

Elevation +

272f

TrailRank

17

Nice walk through the park of Wai-O-Tapu. Thermal Wonderland is the perfect description for this park, as there is a suprising quantity of volcanic activity to see at the surface.

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Goldie and Kennedy Point Vineyards

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near Ostend, Auckland (New Zealand)

Galileu

Distance

1.27mi

Elevation +

72f

TrailRank

17

A walk from Goldie Vineyard to Kennedy Point Vineyard, with opportunity for wine tasting and or eating at both places.

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