Skip to content

New Zealand walking tracks

Coastal walks, lakeside trails and mountain hikes.

Essentials
About nearby results

Nearby calculations stay in this page's memory. Your precise browser location is not stored or added to links. Leaving or reloading clears it. When opened, the map fetches OpenStreetMap tiles for the visible area. Distances are straight-line estimates to reference points, not driving distances, track lengths or verified entrances. Town references are approximate locality centres, not your position. Not a navigation tool. 1275 of 1589 tracks in this collection have source-checked reference points. The others have no nearby distance.

1589 walking tracks in our collection

1,275 / 1,589 mapped
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Fiordland Walking track

    Hump Ridge Track

    Distance
    61.5 km loop
    Walking time
    3 days/2 nights
    Grade group
    Intermediate
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 61.5 km loop

    Walking time: 3 days/2 nights

    Track grade: Intermediate

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Canterbury Walking track

    Hunt Saddle Track to Hunts Creek Hut Track

    Distance
    13 km return return via same track
    Walking time
    8 hr
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 13 km return return via same track

    Walking time: 8 hr

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.

    Full route & sources
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Hunter Valley tracks

    Distance
    See route notes
    Walking time
    Not specified in the checked DOC directory
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections

    Walking time: Not specified in the checked DOC directory

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    Illustrative

    General outdoor planning photograph, not a photograph of a named route, campsite, product or the itinerary. A backpack carried outdoors; location unverified. This is not a retailer or current-stock photograph.

    Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details

    Auckland Walking track

    Hūnua Falls Track

    Distance
    0.8 km circuit, Akl Paths listing
    Walking time
    15 min circuit, before stops
    Grade group
    Not confirmed
    Route notes

    Auckland Council

    Distance: 0.8 km circuit, Akl Paths listing

    Walking time: 15 min circuit, before stops

    Track grade: Short forest circuit with a climb to a lookout; formal grade not verified

    Article checked 2026-10-12. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.

    Full route & sources
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Huriawa Pā Walk

    Distance
    2.4 km loop
    Walking time
    45 min
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 2.4 km loop

    Walking time: 45 min

    Track grade: Easy

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Hut Creek Hut 4WD Track

    Distance
    15 km one way
    Walking time
    See route notes
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 15 km one way

    Walking time: 4–5 hr (Tailings Hut, past Hut Creek Hut to Conservation Boundary)

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.

    Full route & sources
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Fiordland Walking track

    Hut Creek Track

    Distance
    2.7 km one way
    Walking time
    3 hr to bush edge
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 2.7 km one way

    Walking time: 3 hr to bush edge

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Canterbury Walking track

    Hut Creek Track

    Distance
    1.3 km one way
    Walking time
    30 min one way
    Grade group
    Intermediate
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 1.3 km one way

    Walking time: 30 min one way

    Track grade: Intermediate

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Canterbury Walking track

    Huxley valley tracks

    Distance
    23 km return via same track
    Walking time
    Up to 9 hr one way
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 23 km return via same track

    Walking time: Up to 9 hr one way

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Taranaki Walking track

    Ihaia Track to Waiaua Gorge Hut

    Distance
    5.9 km one way
    Walking time
    3-4 hr to the hut
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 5.9 km one way

    Walking time: 3-4 hr to the hut

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A flat wide path through native bush.
    Area context

    Inland Pack Track. Published in DOC's Inland Pack Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.

    Photo: Katja Schulz / CC BY 2.0 / Details

    West Coast Walking track

    Inland Pack Track

    Distance
    25 km one way
    Walking time
    2-3 days
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 25 km one way

    Walking time: 2-3 days

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Tasman Walking track

    Inland Track

    Distance
    41.1 km one way
    Walking time
    3 days
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 41.1 km one way

    Walking time: 3 days

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.

    Full route & sources
  • Gold mining tailings high above the Rees Valley.
    Area context

    Gold mining tailings high above the Rees Valley. Published in DOC's Invincible Mine Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.

    Photo: Anna Morley / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Otago Walking track

    Invincible Mine Track

    Distance
    4.5 km return via same track
    Walking time
    3 hr return via same track
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 4.5 km return via same track

    Walking time: 3 hr return via same track

    Track grade: Easy

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Manawatu-Whanganui Walking track

    Iron Gate Hut Track

    Distance
    See route notes
    Walking time
    4 - 5 hr
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections

    Walking time: 4 - 5 hr

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • Admiring winter views from Isthmus Peak
    Area context

    Admiring winter views from Isthmus Peak. Published in DOC's Isthmus Peak Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.

    Photo: Trevor Geddes / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Otago Walking track

    Isthmus Peak Track

    Distance
    16 km return via same track
    Walking time
    5 to 7 hr return from Isthmus Peak Track car park
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 16 km return via same track

    Walking time: 5 to 7 hr return from Isthmus Peak Track car park

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Bay of Plenty Walking track

    Isthmus Track

    Distance
    1.2 km one way
    Walking time
    20 min
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 1.2 km one way

    Walking time: 20 min

    Track grade: Easiest

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Jacks Blowhole Track

    Distance
    3 km return via same track
    Walking time
    1 hr return via same track
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 3 km return via same track

    Walking time: 1 hr return via same track

    Track grade: Easy

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • Mt Isobel track from Jacks Pass.
    Area context

    Mt Isobel track from Jacks Pass. Published in DOC's Jacks Pass Track to Mt Isobel guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.

    Photo: Zoe Hindle / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Canterbury Walking track

    Jacks Pass Track to Mt Isobel

    Distance
    6.4 km return return via same track
    Walking time
    4-5 hr return
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 6.4 km return return via same track

    Walking time: 4-5 hr return

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Waikato Walking track

    Jasper Creek Walk

    Distance
    500 m return loop
    Walking time
    20 min
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 500 m return loop

    Walking time: 20 min

    Track grade: Easiest

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Tasman Walking track

    Johnson Creek Track

    Distance
    4.6 km return via same track
    Walking time
    2 hr return
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 4.6 km return via same track

    Walking time: 2 hr return

    Track grade: Easy

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Johnstones Creek 4WD Track

    Distance
    34 km one way
    Walking time
    Not specified in the checked DOC directory
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 34 km one way

    Walking time: Not specified in the checked DOC directory

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.

    Full route & sources
  • Swing bridge over river.
    Area context

    Swing bridge over Hurunui River. Published in DOC's Jollie Brook Circuit guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.

    Photo: Hayley Wadmore / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Canterbury Walking track

    Jollie Brook Circuit

    Distance
    24 km loop
    Walking time
    18 hr 30 min
    Grade group
    Not confirmed
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 24 km loop

    Walking time: 18 hr 30 min

    Track grade: Advanced; Expert

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Canterbury Walking track

    Jollies Pass Track to Mt Isobel

    Distance
    6 km return return via same track
    Walking time
    4-5hr return
    Grade group
    Advanced
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 6 km return return via same track

    Walking time: 4-5hr return

    Track grade: Advanced

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference
  • A walker seen from behind carrying a grey and orange backpack, with hills in the background.
    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

    Canterbury Walking track

    Jolliffe Saddle Track

    Distance
    850 m one way
    Walking time
    Not specified in the checked DOC directory
    Grade group
    Easy
    Route notes

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 850 m one way

    Walking time: Not specified in the checked DOC directory

    Track grade: Easy

    Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.

    Full route & sourcesLocation reference

Saved places (0)

Loading saved places...

Auckland walking ideas

Choose an area, then check the individual route and access conditions.

Auckland walks by area

DOC routes and local favourites

1589 route listings across 19 regions, including all 1571 unique entries in the DOC walking directory checked 2026-10-08. Some DOC listings group several walks. Regional comparisons, skills and booking guides are separate.

DOC walking directory Hiking guides

Walking times, distances and grades retain their source qualifications. Source checks are not live access reports; confirm the route, season and current conditions with its manager.

Choosing a walking track Conditions & alerts