Illustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsShort walks planning
Use the recorded walking time as a starting point, then read the route and grade. A short-walk classification is not a promise of easy terrain, step-free access or suitability for children.
Planning checklist & guides
Before you choose
- Check whether the time describes a return trip, loop or one-way walk.
- Read the grade, hazards and current land-manager notices.
- Allow time for your group's pace, stops and the return journey.
Planning guides
What qualifies
Tracks qualify only with the published short-walk classification and a recorded walking-time fact backed by content sources. Times are shown verbatim, not converted into an invented duration limit.
All 648 published campsite records, 1589 walking-track records and 26 trip plans are considered against the relevant criteria. Campsites with a closed notice are excluded. Seasonal and access notices remain visible; inclusion does not confirm that a place is open.
Each page shows up to 12 matches per group in name order (A-Z), not a ranking. Use the page links to browse every match. Groups share a page number; shorter groups finish earlier. Full finders also include records outside this topic. Source wording and check dates are retained here and on record pages, not live availability checks.
Short-walk records
739 matches; 133-144 in name order.
Illustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsIllustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsIllustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsCanterbury
Dorcy Stream 4WD road
Walking time: 2 hr one way
Walking time: 2 hr one way
Source record; checked
Douglas Walk. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
Aerial overview of dense woodland and exposed rock outcrops, with the mapped route crossing the slope. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Duke's Nose (Kaiaraara Rocks) Track
Walking time: 45 min one way
Walking time: 45 min one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
The indicative trace runs from open river flats into a shadowed forest valley, with steep wooded ridges above and pale exposed slopes at lower right. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2005-2011© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsFiordland
East Eglinton Track
Walking time: 2 hr one way to river forks
Walking time: 2 hr one way to river forks
Source record; checked
Aerial view
An angular indicative trace crosses dense green forest above a small clearing, beside a river with broad pale gravel margins on the right. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2021-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Akaroa from the trig on the Ellangowan ridge. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Ellangowan Scenic Reserve Track
Walking time: 40 min return
Walking time: 40 min return
Source record; checked
Aerial view
An angular indicative outline crosses a wooded reserve patch and neighbouring open ground, surrounded by fields, scattered buildings and intersecting rural roads. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsHawke's Bay
Elsthorpe Scenic Reserve Loop Track
Walking time: 20 min
Walking time: 20 min
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A river curves between farmland and forest beneath a long bank-side overlay. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
An indicative trace bends across dark forest above a pale streambed, with scattered buildings and a rectangular clearing at the lower edge. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Emily Falls Track
Walking time: 45 min one way
Walking time: 45 min one way
Source record; checked