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; 517-528 in name order.
Aerial view
Hook-shaped overlay beside a dark lake and straight road, crossing pale ridges with terraced textures. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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
Aerial view
Angular line in a wooded river corridor beside houses, roads and a grassy area with parked vehicles. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Slender loop and branches follow a wooded river bank beside a settlement and road crossing. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 / 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 / DetailsAuckland
Walking time: Under 1 hr return
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Near-vertical bending overlay inside a dark forest block bordered by patchwork pasture. 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 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Walking time: 1 hr 15 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
Rarawa Beach Walk. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Franziska Bittel / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
Connected angular loops cross a wooded patch among green fields beside a pale industrial yard. 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 2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTaranaki
Walking time: 45 min loop
Source record; checked
Rawhiti Cave viewing platform. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Neil Murray / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details
View of Tairua Harbour and Pauanui from the lookout on Red Bridge 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
Short stepped overlay over dark textured forest above pale clearings and curving forestry 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 2020© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
Short angular line along a wooded hillside beside a settlement, gravel river bed and open slopes. 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