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 / DetailsTasman
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min return
Track grade: Easy
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Slapjack Saddle Track. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Chrissy Wickes / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Department of Conservation
Distance: 24.5 km one way one way
Walking time: 6 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 / DetailsWellington
Department of Conservation
Distance: 13 km return via same track
Walking time: 5.5 hr return
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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Department of Conservation
Distance: 6 km one way
Walking time: 4 hr one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Smoothwater Bay Track. 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 / DetailsWest Coast
Department of Conservation
Distance: 9.4 km return via same track
Walking time: 3 - 4 hr
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 loop
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min
Track grade: Easy
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Full route & sourcesIllustrative
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 / DetailsTasman
Department of Conservation
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 / DetailsSouthland
Department of Conservation
Track grade: Advanced; Expert
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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: 30 km one way
Walking time: 13 hr
Track grade: Advanced; Expert
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Soda Springs seen from the base of the waterfall. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Lars Refsdal Olsen / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 2 hr return
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 / DetailsFiordland
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 3 hr one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Area context
Port Craig. Published in DOC's South Coast Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Amy Stewart-Badger / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsFiordland
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 7 hr to Port Craig, 4 days to Big River
Track grade: Intermediate; Advanced; Expert
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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: 11.6 km one way
Walking time: 7 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Full route & sourcesIllustrative
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 / DetailsSouthland
Department of Conservation
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 / DetailsWellington
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 7-8 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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South Temple Stream. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Jack Mace / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Department of Conservation
Distance: 15 km return via same track
Walking time: 6 - 8 hr
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 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 10 - 12 hr
Track grade: Expert
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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 / DetailsSouthland
Department of Conservation
Distance: 71.5 km loop
Walking time: 4 - 6 days round trip from Freshwater landing
Track grade: Advanced
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Nearly a million people every year visit the lookout points to view the spectacular Huka Falls. 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 / DetailsCentral North Island
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3 km one way
Walking time: 1 hr 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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.9 km one way
Walking time: 3-4 hr
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 / DetailsTasman
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 3 hr one way
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 / DetailsCanterbury
Department of Conservation
Walking time: 3 hr return via same track
Track grade: Advanced
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Area context
Looking up. Published in DOC's Square Kauri Tree guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Andrew Lynch / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsWaikato
Department of Conservation
Distance: 150 m return via same track
Walking time: 20 min
Track grade: Easiest
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Signpost at St Arnaud Track. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Chris Evans / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsTasman
Department of Conservation
Distance: 10 km return return via same track
Walking time: 5 hr return
Track grade: Advanced
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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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