New Zealand walking tracks

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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Bealey Track
Distance
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Walking time
2-4 hours return to the bushline
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.2 km (610 m vertical climb) to the bushline return via same track
Walking time: 2-4 hours return to the bushline
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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.
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Otago Walking track
Mount Buster 4WD Track
Distance
15 km one way
Walking time
5-6 hours (Mt Buster Road to Tailings Hut)
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 15 km one way
Walking time: 5-6 hours (Mt Buster Road to Tailings Hut)
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Cloudsley (2107 m) climb
Distance
4.2 km one way
Walking time
2 - 4 hr
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.2 km one way
Walking time: 2 - 4 hr
Track grade: Expert
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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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.
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Taranaki Walking track
Mount Damper to Te Rerepahupahu Falls track
Distance
14 km to the falls one way
Walking time
7 hr 30 min - 9 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 14 km to the falls one way
Walking time: 7 hr 30 min - 9 hr
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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.
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West Coast Walking track
Mount Fox Route
Distance
7.4 km return via same track
Walking time
8 hr
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.4 km return via same track
Walking time: 8 hr
Track grade: Expert
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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West Coast Walking track
Mount French Track
Distance
7 km return return via same track
Walking time
8 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7 km return return via same track
Walking time: 8 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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West Coast Walking track
Mount Greenland Track
Distance
18 km return via same track
Walking time
7 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 18 km return via same track
Walking time: 7 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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West Coast Walking track
Mount Haast Route
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
6 hr return
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 6 hr return
Track grade: Expert
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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.
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Canterbury Walking track
Mount Herbert Walkway/Te Ahu Pātiki
Distance
14 km return via same track
Walking time
6 – 8 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 14 km return via same track
Walking time: 6 – 8 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Area context
Mount Hikurangi track. Published in DOC's Mount Hikurangi - Te Ara ki Hikurangi guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Moira Lee / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Gisborne Walking track
Mount Hikurangi - Te Ara ki Hikurangi
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
7 hr one way
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 7 hr one way
Track grade: Expert
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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.
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Otago Walking track
Mount Ida Water Race Track
Distance
18 km one way
Walking time
4-5 hr
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 18 km one way
Walking time: 4-5 hr
Track grade: Easy
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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.
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Otago Walking track
Mount Kyeburn 4WD Track
Distance
14 km one way
Walking time
5-6 hours
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 14 km one way
Walking time: 5-6 hours
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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A 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.
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Northland Walking track
Mount Manaia Track
Distance
4 km return via same track
Walking time
2 hr (DOC panel; no direction qualifier)
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4 km return via same track
Walking time: 2 hr (DOC panel; no direction qualifier)
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 / Details
Taranaki Walking track
Mount Messenger to White Cliffs Walkway Track
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
5 hr 30 min
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 5 hr 30 min
Track grade: Advanced
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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 / Details
Waikato Walking track
Mount Pureora from Link Road
Distance
2.6 km one way return via same track
Walking time
2 hr 30 min one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2.6 km one way return via same track
Walking time: 2 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Easy
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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 / Details
Waikato Walking track
Mount Pureora via Toitoi Track
Distance
5.8 km return via same track
Walking time
5 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.8 km return via same track
Walking time: 5 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Lake Rotoiti viewed from Kerr Bay, with a jetty in the foreground. Lakeside context, not a view of camping pitches. Photograph date not supplied by the source page. Not a verified photograph of the place or itinerary in this guide.
Photo: Adam Eason / CC BY 2.0 / Details
Tasman Walking track
Mount Robert Circuit
Distance
9 km loop
Walking time
5 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 9 km loop
Walking time: 5 hr return
Track grade: Advanced tramping track
Article checked 2026-09-26. 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.
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Marlborough Walking track
Mount Robertson tracks
Distance
6.4 or 7.1 km loop
Walking time
8-12 hrs return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 6.4 or 7.1 km loop
Walking time: 8-12 hrs return
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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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
Otago Walking track
Mount Shrimpton Track
Distance
6 km return via same track
Walking time
5 hr return to bush edge
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 6 km return via same track
Walking time: 5 hr return to bush edge
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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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 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Mount Somers summit hike
Distance
5.7 km one way one way
Walking time
3 hr 30 min one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.7 km one way one way
Walking time: 3 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Advanced
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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 / Details
Marlborough Walking track
Mount Stokes Track
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
4-5 hrs return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 4-5 hrs return
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. 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 / Details
West Coast Walking track
Mount Te Kinga Track/Ara O Te Kinga
Distance
5.4 km | 12.4 km return via same track
Walking time
3 hr return | 8 hr return
Grade group
Not confirmed
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5.4 km | 12.4 km return via same track
Walking time: 3 hr return | 8 hr return
Track grade: Advanced; Expert
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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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 / Details
West Coast Walking track
Mount Tuhua Track
Distance
7.6 km return via same track
Walking time
7 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.6 km return via same track
Walking time: 7 hr
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Northland Walking track
Mount Tutamoe Track
Distance
4 km return via same track
Walking time
4 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4 km return via same track
Walking time: 4 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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