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Great Walk bookings are open for the 2023/24 season. New Zealand's Great Walks are premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. From native forests, lakes and rivers to rugged mountain peaks, deep gorges and vast valleys, there's a Great Walk for everyone! Great Walks tracks are well formed and easy to follow.
Oct 7, 2023 · Paparoa Track: the challenging road to New Zealand’s 10th great walk. After eight years, two cyclones, a landslide and a pandemic, international hikers are at last lacing up for this remote...
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The West Coast is home to two extraordinary walking adventures, the Paparoa Track and the Heaphy Track — 2 of the 10 trails in New Zealand’s famed network of Great Walks, spectacular multi-day journeys through remote alpine and coastal wilderness. But that’s just the start.
Located in Fiordland National Park, the remote Hollyford Valley is home to a rich New Zealand history. It is the only major low-altitude track in Fiordland National Park that can be walked all year round, and if it's quintessential landscapes you're after, Hollyford is an awe-inspiring walking track.
- Lake Waikaremoana, North Island
- Tongariro Northern Circuit, North Island
- Whanganui Journey, North Island
- Abel Tasman Coast Track, South Island
- Heaphy Track, South Island
- Routeburn Track, South Island
- Kepler Track, South Island
- Milford Track, South Island
- Rakiura Track, Stewart Island
- Paparoa Track and Pike29 Memorial Track, South Island
46 km (28.6 miles) one way | 3-4 days hiking| Intermediate track Located on the East Coast of the North Island in the Te Urewera area, this Great Walk follows the shoreline of Lake Waikaremoana, the ‘sea of rippling waters’. The track passes through ancient podocarp forests and wetlands teeming with life. Along the way it’s worth taking some time t...
43.1 km (26.8 miles) loop| 3-4 days hiking| Intermediate track| Seasonal restrictions This hike takes you through a World Heritage area and the volcanic heart of the Tongariro National Park. The track winds through volcanic landscapes, glacial valleys, native beech forest, alpine meadows and past stunning emerald-coloured lakes. This culturally sig...
87 or 145km (54 or 90 miles) one way| 3- or 5-days paddling| River Journey| Seasonal restrictions There might some confusion here, as this Great Walk is a river journey as opposed to a hike! Located on the North Island, this journey follows the Whanganui River through a landscape of farmland, remote hills and bush-clad valleys. There are two option...
60km (37.3 miles)| 3-5 days hiking| Intermediate track Situated in the breathtakingly beautiful Abel Tasman National Park at the top of the South Island, this track really does have it all! Golden sand beaches, secluded bays, crystal clear swimming holes, native coastal bush and to top it off, it’s located in the sunniest place in New Zealand. You ...
78.4km (48.7 miles) | 4-6 days hiking | Intermediate track | Seasonal restrictions There are longer and shorter options available on the Heaphy Track, but most people start their hike in Golden Bay, north of Nelson, and travel down to Kohaihai on the West Coast. You’ll hike through tussock country, wetland and lush forest as you make your way down ...
32km (20 miles) one way| 2-4 days hiking| Intermediate track| Seasonal restrictions Located in beautiful Otago and Fiordland, this track offers the ultimate alpine adventure with incredible mountain views, native forests and waterfalls at each turn in the path. It really is one of the quintessential New Zealand experiences and worthy of a place on ...
60km (37.3 miles) loop track| 3-4 days hiking| Intermediate track| Seasonal restrictions Traversing through Fiordland National Park, the Kepler Track winds its way through New Zealand’s pristine wilderness. A tranquil lakeside footpath leads the way along the shoreline of Lake Te Anau through beech forest, before a climb up past the bush line to th...
53.5km (33.2 miles) one way| 4 days hiking| Intermediate track| Seasonal restrictions Perhaps our most famous Great Walk in New Zealand, the Milford Track is the jewel in Fiordland’s hiking crown. Known as the ‘finest walk in the world’, hikers follow in the footsteps of early explorers who made their way through the incredibly scenic landscape to ...
32km (19.9 miles) loop track| 3 days hiking| Intermediate track Located just off the coast at the bottom of the South Island, Stewart Island is a relaxed and peaceful spot home to a myriad of native birds including our shy national emblem, the kiwi. It’s also where you’ll find the Rakiura Track, which follows the coastline past wilderness beaches a...
55km (34.2 miles) one way | 2-3 days hiking | Intermediate track The latest addition to the New Zealand Great Walks list is in Paparoa National Park on the South Island’s West Coast. It's also open to mountain bikers, taking 1-2 days to ride. Home to Jurassic-looking limestone landscapes and sub-tropical rainforest, the track crosses the Paparoa Ra...
Apr 2, 2018 · At 80km over four days with elevation included, the Heaphy Track is the longest of all the Great Walks (unless you count the Whanganui Journey, which we don't as it isn't actually a walk!). Here's our view of the not so famous Heaphy Track.
Paparoa Track. West Coast. GRADE: INTERMEDIATE. 2-3 Days — 56 km. WEST COAST. 40 mins from Greymouth. 4 hrs from Christchurch. The Paparoa track is the 10th great walk of New Zealand and takes you through alpine tops, limestone landscapes and lush rainforests offering breath-taking views.
