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Area context
River diversion. Published in DOC's Oxenbridge Tunnel Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Kyle Yozin / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Otago Walking track
Oxenbridge Tunnel Track
Distance
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Walking time
20 min
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 20 min
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
Otago Walking track
Papatowai walks
Distance
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Walking time
40 min - 1 hr
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 40 min - 1 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.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Otago Walking track
Peregrine Loop Track
Distance
2.7 km loop
Walking time
1 hr return
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 2.7 km loop
Walking time: 1 hr return
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
Otago Walking track
Pisa Range Ridge Track
Distance
29.24 km one way
Walking time
10 hr one way
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 29.24 km one way
Walking time: 10 hr one way
Track grade: Intermediate
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
Pomahaka River Reserve Route
Distance
12 km return return via same track
Walking time
3 hr return
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 12 km return return via same track
Walking time: 3 hr return
Track grade: 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
Otago Walking track
Potters No. 2 Tramping Track, Huts to Grave
Distance
3 km return via same track
Walking time
1 hr 30 min return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 3 km return via same track
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min 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
Pounawea nature walks
Distance
1 km loop loop
Walking time
15–45 min
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1 km loop loop
Walking time: 15–45 min
Track grade: Easiest
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
Otago Walking track
Prospect Hill Track
Distance
20 km return via same track
Walking time
6–8 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 20 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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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
Pt 1,444 Trig
Distance
15 km return via same track
Walking time
5-6 hr return
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 15 km return via same track
Walking time: 5-6 hr 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
Purakaunui Falls Walk
Distance
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Walking time
20 min
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 20 min
Track grade: Easiest
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
Otago Walking track
Purple Haze Track
Distance
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Walking time
3-4 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 3-4 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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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.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Otago Walking track
Quartz Reef Point Walk
Distance
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Walking time
30 min
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 30 min
Track grade: Easy
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Ben Lomond beyond a walker on Queenstown Hill. Archive photo published in 2020.
Photo: Stuart Davies / Unsplash License / Details
Otago Walking track
Queenstown Hill
Distance
4.2 km (Tourism New Zealand listing)
Return time
2–3 hr return to the car park (QLDC)
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Distance: 4.2 km (Tourism New Zealand listing)
Return time: 2–3 hr return to the car park (QLDC)
Difficulty: Medium to high fitness required (QLDC); intermediate (Tourism New Zealand)
Article checked 2026-09-24. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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Area context
Rees Saddle in spring, with the DOC sign almost fully buried. Published in DOC's Rees-Dart Track 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 / Details
Otago Walking track
Rees-Dart Track
Distance
63 km one way
Walking time
4-5 days one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 63 km one way
Walking time: 4-5 days one way
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
Roaring Billy Falls Walk
Distance
1 km return via same track
Walking time
25 min return
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1 km return via same track
Walking time: 25 min return
Track grade: Easiest
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
Roaring Meg Pack Track
Distance
18 km one way
Walking time
7 hr one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 18 km one way
Walking time: 7 hr one way
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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Area context
Swing bridge at the start of the Rob Roy Track. Published in DOC's Rob Roy Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Sandra Vallaure / CC BY 2.0 / Details
Otago Walking track
Rob Roy Track
Distance
10 km return via same track
Walking time
3–4 hr
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 10 km return via same track
Walking time: 3–4 hr
Track grade: Easy to intermediate walking track
Article checked 2026-09-26. 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
Rock and Pillar Ridge Road
Distance
15 km one way
Walking time
4 hr 30 min – 5 hr one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 15 km one way
Walking time: 4 hr 30 min – 5 hr one way
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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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
Rock of Doom Track
Distance
1.5 km one way
Walking time
30 min - 1 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 1.5 km one way
Walking time: 30 min - 1 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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Area context
Rock Peak Track. Published in DOC's Rock Peak Track 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 / Details
Otago Walking track
Rock Peak Track
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
1 hr 30 min one way
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 1 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Easy
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
Rockvale Track
Distance
4.5 km one way
Walking time
2 – 2 hr 30 min one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.5 km one way
Walking time: 2 – 2 hr 30 min one way
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Illustrative
Lake Wanaka and its islands below Roys Peak, with snow on the distant ranges. Not a verified photograph of the place or itinerary in this guide.
Photo: Julrob Photography / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Details
Otago Walking track
Rocky Mountain Track
Distance
7 km loop
Walking time
3 hr from car park
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7 km loop
Walking time: 3 hr from car park
Track grade: Easy to intermediate walking track
Article checked 2026-09-26. 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
Routeburn Nature Walk
Distance
See route notes
Walking time
40 min - 1 hr
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 40 min - 1 hr
Track grade: Easiest
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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Illustrative
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 / Details
Otago / Southland Walking track
Routeburn Track
Distance
33 km one way
Walking time
2-4 days
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
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)
Article checked 2026-09-26. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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