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; 289-300 in name order.
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Forested mountain valleys containing a small pale-grey lake near the top, with an indicative winding line descending toward a gravel river corridor. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2020© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
A small dark lake beside a road and wooded slope, with a larger waterbody above and an indicative bent loop-like outline between them. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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
A densely wooded peninsula projecting into very dark water, with an indicative line along its eastern side toward a pale road at the top. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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
Walking time: 30 min return
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An elongated lake amid bright green fields and scattered buildings, with an indicative perimeter outline open at its southern end. 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 / Details
Aerial view
A straight road between woodland blocks and a green clearing, with an indicative open polygon near the clearing's northwest corner and a small pond to the east. 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
Walking time: 10 min return
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Aerial view
Forested hills with several small lakes and clearings, overlaid by separated indicative loops and branching line sections. 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 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Walking time: Various times under 1 hr
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A broad lake bay below a settlement, with indicative loops on wooded headlands and branches extending toward the northern streets. 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 2020© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTasman
Walking time: Various up to 1 hr 30 min
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A lake bay, wooded flats and roads with several branching route lines. 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 2020© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTasman
Walking time: 1 hr | 1 hr 30 min
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Aerial view
Forest enclosing a small irregular lake, with an indicative line rising from a lower clearing and bending toward another waterbody at the top. 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 2021-2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Walking time: 30 min return
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A path around Lake Rotorangi. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Dustin Kerr / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsTaranaki
Walking time: 40 mins
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Aerial view
A wooded lakeshore beside scattered buildings and lawns, with an indicative open angular loop extending around the treed 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 2020© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTasman
Walking time: 25 min loop
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Two contrasting pale and dark lake-shaped basins amid scrub and wooded blocks, with an indicative north-south line to their west. 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
Walking time: 30 mins from Lakes carpark to Lake Rototuna and Lake Rotoroa (one way)
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