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.
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.
739 matches; 169-180 in name order.
Aerial view
A short zigzag indicative trace crosses scrub beside a large building complex and paved access area, above a broad pale gravel channel. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2015-2016© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
An angular indicative trace and lower branch run through riverside woodland, beside curved access paths, open lawns and scattered light-roofed buildings. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Walking time: 5 min from either access point
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Indicative mapped loops surround two dark wetland pools beside braided river channels, with a connecting trace toward a lakeside township at the bottom. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2017-2019© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
An elongated indicative mapped loop crosses forested slopes around a narrow valley, passing a small clearing reached by a pale access road. 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
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 / DetailsAuckland
Walking time: 45 min to 1 hr one way
Source record; checked
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 / Details
Aerial view
Forested valleys with a small western loop and a separate larger line group. 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 2024-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Walking time: 20 min | 90 min loop
Source record; checked
Aerial view
An angular indicative loop with inward bends lies over a wooded patch beside a straight road and open farmland. 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Walking time: 15 min
Source record; checked
Government Battery Walk. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Blair Quax / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
A compact angular indicative trace crosses a wooded headland between two green-blue bays, above a curved road and a pale crescent beach. 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 / DetailsMarlborough
Walking time: 10 min one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A tall bent indicative trace crosses a wooded hillside beside a scattered settlement, turning sharply above a pale gravel river channel. 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 2015-2016© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Walking time: 1 hr return
Source record; checked