Short walks, day hikes and multi-day adventures.
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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 / DetailsAuckland
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 40 min
Track grade: Easy
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 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 1 hr
Track grade: Easy
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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 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 20 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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Area context
Glimpse of the lake from the track. Published in DOC's Rotopounamu Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Carrie Donaldson / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Distance: 5 km loop
Walking time: 2 hr loop
Track grade: Easy to intermediate walking track
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.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsWest Coast
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 5 hr 30 min - 6 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Waihohonu Hut to Rangipo Hut. Published in DOC's Round the Mountain Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Sarah Wilcox / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Distance: 66.2 km loop
Walking time: 4 - 6 days
Track grade: Advanced
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Routeburn Nature Walk. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 40 min - 1 hr
Track grade: Easiest
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A tent site at Lake Mackenzie Campsite on the Routeburn Track, one example of Great Walk accommodation. Facilities and availability must be checked with DOC. Not a verified photograph of the place or itinerary in this guide.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago / Southland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 33 km one way
Walking time: 2-4 days
Track grade: Intermediate tramping track (Great Walks season); Advanced tramping track; Expert route (outside Great Walks season)
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.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsFiordland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.5 km return via same track
Walking time: 6 hr
Track grade: Intermediate
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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 / DetailsFiordland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.4 km one way, return via same track
Walking time: 3 hr
Track grade: Intermediate
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Lake Howden Track Routeburn. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Chloe Riddell / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsFiordland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.4 km return via same track
Walking time: 3 hr
Track grade: Intermediate
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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 / DetailsOtago
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2.5 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min - 2 hr from Flat Top Hill Tramping Track to Roxburgh Gorge Trail
Track grade: Advanced
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Lake Wanaka and its islands below Roys Peak, with snow on the distant ranges.
Photo: Julrob Photography / CC BY-SA 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Department of Conservation
Distance: 16 km return via the same track
Return time: 5–6 hr
Difficulty: Easy to intermediate walking track (DOC category), but a steep, challenging full-day hike needing high fitness
Checked 2026-09-24. 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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 4 days
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 / DetailsNorthland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr
Track grade: Easy
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Ruakuri Walk. Published in DOC's Ruakuri Walk guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1 km loop
Walking time: 45 min
Track grade: Easy short walk
Checked 2026-09-26. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Admiring the views from Ruapane Trig. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3.4 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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Sundews at Lake Ruapani, Ruapani Tarns. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Paul Cashmore / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsGisborne
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 6 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Ruapekapeka Pā gateway. Published in DOC's Ruapekapeka Pā Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Jonathan Carpenter / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1.5 km loop
Walking time: 30 min
Track grade: Easiest
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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 / DetailsCanterbury
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 4–6 hr
Track grade: Easy
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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 / DetailsCanterbury
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1.6 km return via same track
Walking time: 90 mins
Track grade: Easy
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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 / DetailsOtago
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7 km one way
Walking time: 3 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Salisbury Lodge in the Mount Arthur tablelands. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Les Molloy / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsTasman
Department of Conservation
Distance: 14 km one way
Walking time: 4 hr one way
Track grade: Easy
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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 / DetailsGisborne
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2.16 km loop
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min
Track grade: Easy
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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.
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