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.
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739 matches; 181-192 in name order.
Illustrative
A backpack carried outdoors; location unverified. This is not a retailer or current-stock photograph. Not a verified photograph of the place or itinerary in this guide.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsNelson
Walking time: 45-70 min for described circuit; longer options separate
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A long diagonal indicative trace climbs through densely wooded ridges, bending around an upper hillside with small clearings and farmland at the right 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 Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Grays Bush Scenic Reserve. 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 / DetailsGisborne
Walking time: 15 min - 1 hr; accessible loop 15-20 min, full circuit 40-60 min
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A narrow elongated indicative outline sits over wooded terrain beside a sinuous gully, with a pale grassy and cleared parcel at the 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 Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Walking time: 1 hr return
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A mostly horizontal indicative trace follows a wooded valley, forming a small hooked loop at the left amid open hillsides and winding pale 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 2013-2014© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Walking time: 1 hr 40 min return
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Dense forest beside ordered plantation stands with a compact irregular loop. 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 2024-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
View from the Haast Pass lookout. 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 / DetailsOtago
Walking time: 1 hr return
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
A diagonal indicative trace follows the edge of dense woodland beside scattered houses and fields, below a large terraced quarry-like excavation. 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 / DetailsWaikato
Walking time: 30 min one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A large angular indicative outline crosses estuary-side vegetation, with a short spur toward dark water and two nearby endpoints beside a straight 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 2024-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Grass covered track in Hāpūpū forest. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Jess MacKenzie / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsChatham Islands
Walking time: 20 min
Source record; checked
View from the Harataonga Loop Track. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Tania Wysocki / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsAuckland
Walking time: 30 min one way
Source record; checked