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

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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

    Mount Ida Water Race Track

    EasyDay walk
    Distance
    18 km one way
    Walking time
    4-5 hr
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 18 km one way

    Walking time: 4-5 hr

    Track grade: Easy

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

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

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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

    Mount Iron Track

    EasyShort walk
    Distance
    4.5 km loop
    Walking time
    1 hr 30 min
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 4.5 km loop

    Walking time: 1 hr 30 min

    Track grade: Easy

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

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

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    Otago

    Mount Kyeburn 4WD Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    14 km one way
    Walking time
    5-6 hours
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 14 km one way

    Walking time: 5-6 hours

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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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.

    Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
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    Northland

    Mount Manaia Track

    IntermediateDay walk
    Distance
    4 km return via same track
    Walking time
    2 hr (DOC panel; no direction qualifier)
    Route details

    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

    Checked 2026-10-01. Confirm current access with the track manager.

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

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    Taranaki

    Mount Messenger to White Cliffs Walkway Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Walking time
    5 hr 30 min
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Walking time: 5 hr 30 min

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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

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    Canterbury

    Mount Pleasant Track

    EasyShort walk
    Distance
    1.1 km one way
    Walking time
    35 minutes
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 1.1 km one way

    Walking time: 35 minutes

    Track grade: Easiest

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

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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
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    Waikato

    Mount Pureora from Link Road

    EasyDay walk
    Distance
    2.6 km one way return via same track
    Walking time
    2 hr 30 min one way
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 2.6 km one way return via same track

    Walking time: 2 hr 30 min one way

    Track grade: Easy

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

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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
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    Waikato

    Mount Pureora via Toitoi Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    5.8 km return via same track
    Walking time
    5 hr return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 5.8 km return via same track

    Walking time: 5 hr return

    Track grade: Advanced

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  • Wooden jetty, calm lake and forested mountains seen from the shore at Kerr Bay, Lake Rotoiti.

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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
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    Tasman

    Mount Robert Circuit

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    9 km loop
    Walking time
    5 hr return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 9 km loop

    Walking time: 5 hr return

    Track grade: Advanced tramping track

    Checked 2026-09-26. Confirm current access with the track manager.

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

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    Marlborough

    Mount Robertson tracks

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    6.4 or 7.1 km loop
    Walking time
    8-12 hrs return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 6.4 or 7.1 km loop

    Walking time: 8-12 hrs return

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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    Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
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    Otago

    Mount Shrimpton Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    6 km return via same track
    Walking time
    5 hr return to bush edge
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 6 km return via same track

    Walking time: 5 hr return to bush edge

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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    Canterbury

    Mount Somers Nature Walk

    EasyShort walk
    Walking time
    30 min one way
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Walking time: 30 min one way

    Track grade: Easy

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

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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
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    Canterbury

    Mount Somers summit hike

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    5.7 km one way one way
    Walking time
    3 hr 30 min one way
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 5.7 km one way one way

    Walking time: 3 hr 30 min one way

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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  • Woolshed Creek Hut in the snow

    Area context

    Woolshed Creek Hut in the snow. Published in DOC's Mount Somers Track 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
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    Canterbury

    Mount Somers Track

    IntermediateMulti-day
    Distance
    17.1 km one way
    Walking time
    2 days
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 17.1 km one way

    Walking time: 2 days

    Track grade: Intermediate

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

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    Marlborough

    Mount Stokes Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Walking time
    4-5 hrs return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Walking time: 4-5 hrs return

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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

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    Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
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    Canterbury

    Mount Sunday Track

    EasyShort walk
    Walking time
    30 min one way
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Walking time: 30 min one way

    Track grade: Easy

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

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

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    Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
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    West Coast

    Mount Te Kinga Track/Ara O Te Kinga

    Day walk
    Distance
    5.4 km | 12.4 km return via same track
    Walking time
    3 hr return | 8 hr return
    Route details

    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

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

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

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    West Coast

    Mount Tuhua Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    7.6 km return via same track
    Walking time
    7 hr
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 7.6 km return via same track

    Walking time: 7 hr

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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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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    Northland

    Mount Tutamoe Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    4 km return via same track
    Walking time
    4 hr return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 4 km return via same track

    Walking time: 4 hr return

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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

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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
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    Auckland

    Mount William Walkway

    Advanced
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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

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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

    Mt Alford Track

    AdvancedDay walk
    Distance
    4.6 km one way
    Walking time
    3 hr
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 4.6 km one way

    Walking time: 3 hr

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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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
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    Tasman

    Mt Arthur Hut Walk

    EasyShort walk
    Walking time
    1 hr 30 min
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Walking time: 1 hr 30 min

    Track grade: Easy

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

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

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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

    Mt Bovis Route

    ExpertDay walk
    Distance
    8 km from track head return via same track
    Walking time
    8-10 hr
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 8 km from track head return via same track

    Walking time: 8-10 hr

    Track grade: Expert

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

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

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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
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    Fiordland

    Mt Burns Tarns Track

    AdvancedShort walk
    Distance
    1 km return via same track
    Walking time
    45 min return
    Route details

    Department of Conservation

    Distance: 1 km return via same track

    Walking time: 45 min return

    Track grade: Advanced

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

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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.

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.