Popular Tracks
Huia loop walk - Waitakere Ranges
½ – 1 day. Easy/medium. Loop track. Updated 16 April 201016 April 2010.
Ok this is another goodie, 3-4 hours walk in young kauri forest with a view of the Manukau Harbour mouth and a great waterfall on the way - take your togs! A good introduction to tramping for your beginner friends ...
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Routeburn Track
2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. One way. Updated 18 March 200818 March 2008.
An internationally renowned and popular
alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake
Wakatipu.
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Milford Track
4 days. Easy/medium. One way. Updated 24 September 201124 September.
The Milford Track is an alpine journey through Fiordland National Park, and New Zealand's most renowned walking track, visited by approximately 6 500 walkers during the Summer Season each year. Almost half of this number are New Zealanders.
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Tongariro Northern Circuit
4 – 5 days. Easy/medium. Loop track. Updated 19 June 201119 June.
Actually a circuit of Mt Ngauruhoe, this track passes close to the summit of Tongariro in a spectacular, active volcanic landscape of crater lakes, lava flows, and hot springs. A side-trip leads to the summit of Ngauruhoe.
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Ben Lomond
1 day. Medium. Return via same track. Updated 18 March 200718 March 2007.
A peak behind Queenstown, commanding stunning panoramic views.
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Gillespie Pass Circuit
3 – 4 days. Medium. Loop track. Updated 2 February 20102 February 2010.
This is a 3-4 day track that is located near Makarora at the head of Lake Wanaka. Being a loop it can be tramped in either direction, but most parties start at the Young River valley and go over Gillespie ...
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Montana Heritage Trail- Waitakere Ranges
½ day. Easy. Loop track. Created 14 October 200714 October 2007.
A beaut walk in kauri forest, from the Cascades carpark. A good introductory tramp in a half day. Take your niece or nephew. Hug a kauri tree, ogle a dam. There's some interpretation info along the way
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Mount Thomas
½ day. Easy/medium. Loop track. Updated 13 April 200813 April 2008.
Located at the edge of the Canterbury Plains, Mount Thomas is a good day trip from Christchurch with views of the Puketeraki Range inland, and the Pacific Ocean and Banks Peninsula to the east. Along with the summit tracks, there ...
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Route Guide: The Pinnacles Track
The Pinnacles Track is a great track for young and old, large and small. The circuit track leads to a modern hut on the Pinnacles, with views across the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond.
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Goldie Bush Walkway - West Auckland area
A delightful day-tramp - the northernmost in the Waitakere ranges - only about 45 minutes drive north-west of Auckland.
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Track grades
A summary of the grading system for track and route difficulty used on this site. Please note that these gradings are under review at present and may be modified slightly.
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Tramping in New Zealand: The Basics
This page will help to answer your most basic questions about tramping in New Zealand
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