Coastal walks, lakeside trails and mountain hikes.
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1589 walking tracks in our collection
Gisborne Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.8 km return via same track
Walking time: 2 hr 30 min return
Track grade: Easy to intermediate walking track
Article checked 2026-10-01. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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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 / DetailsWaikato Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 6 km return via same track
Walking time: 2 to 3 hr return
Track grade: Easy
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Orange triangles mark the track. Published in DOC's Copland Track to Welcome Flat Hut guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Michal Klajban / CC BY-SA 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 18 km one way
Walking time: 7 hr one way
Track grade: Intermediate
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.1 km loop
Walking time: 2-3 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 6.2 km return via same track
Walking time: 2 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 / DetailsWaikato Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 15 min return
Track grade: Easiest
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 8 – 10 hr return
Track grade: Expert
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsWaikato Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 7 hr return
Track grade: Easy
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.2 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr 30 mins one way
Track grade: Easy
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 1 hr return
Track grade: Easy
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.5 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr 15 min
Track grade: Intermediate
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 520 m return via same track
Walking time: 20 min
Track grade: Easiest
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1 km one way
Walking time: 20 min
Track grade: Intermediate
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 5 - 6 hr return tramp to main ridge
Track grade: Expert
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 / DetailsWest Coast Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2 km one way
Walking time: 45 min
Track grade: Easy
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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View from Croesus Track. Published in DOC's Croesus Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Ben Williams / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsWest Coast Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 22.1 km one way
Walking time: 1–2 days one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsWest Coast Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.8 km | 13.2 km one way
Walking time: 6 hr to Jacko Flat Hut | 8 hr to Top Crooked Hut one way
Track grade: Expert
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 21 km one way
Walking time: 7 hr one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 / DetailsBay of Plenty Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr one way
Track grade: Easy
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 2 hr
Track grade: Intermediate
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsCanterbury Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr
Track grade: Intermediate
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Full route & sourcesLocation referenceA 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 / DetailsMarlborough Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed; check the manager's route description.
Walking time: 10 min return
Track grade: Not confirmed; do not assume an easy route.
Article checked 2026-09-26. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Full route & sourcesLocation referenceGeneral 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 / DetailsTaranaki Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 2–3 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
Full route & sourcesGeneral 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 / DetailsBay of Plenty Walking track
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.5 km loop
Walking time: 4 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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