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; 709-720 in name order.
Aerial view
A bent indicative trace crosses a wooded coastal rise between a curved beach and a narrow road through 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 Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Watkin Powell Track
Walking time: 10 min one way
Walking time: 10 min one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A hooked indicative trace crosses continuous green forest above a small patch of open valley 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 Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation.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 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
An angled indicative trace follows a wooded valley beside small grassy clearings, a winding road and scattered 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 2021-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Wentworth Mines Walk
Walking time: 30 min to picnic area
Walking time: 30 min to picnic area
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 / DetailsOtago
Western Rock and Pillar Conservation Area access Road
Walking time: 2 hr one way
Walking time: 2 hr one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Two separated indicative traces cross dry hills and farmland beside circular irrigated fields and a broad braided river. 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 / DetailsCanterbury
Wether Range tracks
Walking time: 1.5-2 hr one way
Walking time: 1.5-2 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 shallow zigzag indicative trace crosses a dry open hill surrounded by rectangular cultivated fields and narrow 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 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsHawke's Bay
Whakamaharatanga Walkway
Walking time: 40 min / 1 hr
Walking time: 40 min / 1 hr
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A narrow indicative trace follows a forested roadside strip beside buildings, ending in a slim triangular section above a junction. 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 / DetailsCentral North Island
Whakapapa Nature Walk
Walking time: 15 min (loop route)
Walking time: 15 min (loop route)
Source record; checked
Whakapapanui Stream.. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Stacey Faire / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Whakapapanui Walk
Walking time: 2 hr return
Walking time: 2 hr return
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Two separated angular indicative traces cross a wooded hillside above a tiny clearing near the lower left. 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
Whakapono and Tumanako tracks
Walking time: 1 hr 25 one way
Walking time: 1 hr 25 one way
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A large angular indicative outline crosses a wooded riverside rise beside bridges, roads and open grassy 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 2021-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details