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; 313-324 in name order.
Aerial view
Mixed woodland with small pale openings beside a narrow watercourse, marked by an indicative three-bend line through the trees. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 / 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 / Details
Aerial view
Dense woodland bordering bright green fields, with an indicative compact northern loop and a long diagonal approach from the southwest. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 / DetailsSouthland
Long Hilly (Round Hill) Walking Track
Walking time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Walking time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Wooded hills above rectangular green fields, with an indicative narrow loop-like network and short branching ends. 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
Aerial view
Rocky grass-covered upland split by wooded gullies, with an indicative angular circuit and descending zigzags above a small reflective-looking lake. 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 / DetailsOtago
Lower Circuit Track
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr from carpark
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr from carpark
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Scattered buildings and open ground around a treed creek gully, crossed by an indicative angular line below a blue-green waterbody. 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 2019-2021© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Luggate Creek Track
Walking time: 20 min one way
Walking time: 20 min 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
Area context
Lake Māhinapua. Local surroundings shown, not a verified view of the camping pitches or named trail section. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Philippe Gerbeaux / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Māhinapua short walks
Walking time: 10 min - 30 min
Walking time: 10 min - 30 min
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 / DetailsNorthland
Mahinepua Peninsula Track
Walking time: 1 hr one way
Walking time: 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
A steep mixed grass and wooded hillside above houses, crossed by an indicative zigzag climbing toward open upland. 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