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Waikato Walking track
Hihikiwi Track
Distance
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Walking time
3 - 4 hr one way to the lookout | 4 - 6 hr one way to the summit
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 4.8 km to the lookout | 6.4 km one way to the summit return via same track
Walking time: 3 - 4 hr one way to the lookout | 4 - 6 hr one way to the summit
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.
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Canterbury Walking track
Hogs Back Track (Easy Up Track and Descent Track)
Distance
7.4 km one way
Walking time
2 hr 30 min
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 7.4 km one way
Walking time: 2 hr 30 min
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.
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Wellington Walking track
Holdsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth
Distance
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Walking time
Powell Hut: 5 hr one way, Mount Holdsworth: 6 hr one way
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: Powell Hut: 5 hr one way, Mount Holdsworth: 6 hr one way
Track grade: Intermediate
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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Taranaki Walking track
Holly Hut Track
Distance
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Walking time
3-4 hr one way
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 one way
Track grade: Advanced
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Fiordland Walking track
Hollyford Track: Hidden Falls Track
Distance
18 km return via same track
Walking time
4 - 6 hr
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 18 km return via same track
Walking time: 4 - 6 hr
Track grade: Advanced
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Canterbury Walking track
Homestead Run
Distance
15 km loop
Walking time
5 hr
Grade group
Easy
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 15 km loop
Walking time: 5 hr
Track grade: Easy
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Wellington Walking track
Honeycomb Rock Walkway
Distance
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Walking time
5 - 6 hr return
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 5 - 6 hr return
Track grade: Expert
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A suspension bridge on the Hooker Valley Track above the Hooker River, with snow-covered peaks behind.
Photo: Fraser Rudman / Department of Conservation / CC BY 4.0 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Hooker Valley Track
Distance
10 km return via the same track
Return time
3 hr
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 10 km return via the same track
Return time: 3 hr
Difficulty: Easy to intermediate walking track (DOC category); gravel with some steps
Article checked 2026-09-24. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Hope Kiwi Track
Distance
33 km one way
Walking time
18 hr 30 min
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 33 km one way
Walking time: 18 hr 30 min
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 / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Hope Pass Track
Distance
16 km one way
Walking time
7 hr
Grade group
Expert
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 16 km one way
Walking time: 7 hr
Track grade: Expert
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Canterbury Walking track
Hopkins valley tracks
Distance
21 - 35 km return via same track
Walking time
7 - 11 hr 30 min hr one way
Grade group
Not confirmed
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 21 - 35 km return via same track
Walking time: 7 - 11 hr 30 min hr one way
Track grade: Intermediate; Advanced
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Northland Walking track
Horokaka Track
Distance
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Walking time
3 hr 45 min one way
Grade group
Advanced
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: Not confirmed on the checked DOC page; see individual route sections
Walking time: 3 hr 45 min one way
Track grade: Advanced
Article checked 2026-10-08. Confirm current access with the track manager.
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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.
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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
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Location reference not verified. Nearby distance unavailable.
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
Manawatu-Whanganui Walking track
Iron Gate Hut Track
Distance
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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.
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Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / Details
Otago Walking track
Judah Track
Distance
13.4 km return via same track
Walking time
4 - 6 hr return
Grade group
Intermediate
Route notes
Department of Conservation
Distance: 13.4 km return via same track
Walking time: 4 - 6 hr return
Track grade: Intermediate
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