ExploreGreat Walks
Department of Conservation · NZ
New Zealand's
Great Walks
11 premier multi-day tracks through Aotearoa's most spectacular wilderness — from volcanic plateau to fiordland coast.
11Great Walks
3North Island
7South Island
1Stewart Island
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North Island(3)
Great Walk
Lake Waikaremoana Track
Mist-wrapped Te Urewera shoreline
moderate3–4 days46.68 km
East Coast
Year-round
Great Walk
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Volcanic loop around Mt Ngauruhoe
moderate3–4 days43 km
Central North Island
Nov–Apr
Great WalkCanoe journey
Whanganui Journey
Canoe the Whanganui River
easy3–5 days150.27 km
Manawatu/Whanganui
Oct–Apr
South Island(7)
Great Walk
Abel Tasman Coast Track
Golden beaches and turquoise bays
easy3–5 days81.68 km
Nelson/Tasman
Year-round
Great Walk
Heaphy Track
Tussock downs to nikau palms
moderate4–6 days73.34 km
Nelson/TasmanWest Coast
Oct–Apr
Great Walk
Hump Ridge Track
Southland ridgeline panoramas
moderate3 days44.02 km
Fiordland
Oct–Apr
Great Walk
Kepler Track
Tussock tops and beech forest loop
moderate3–4 days66.39 km
Fiordland
Oct–Apr
Great Walk
Milford Track
The finest walk in the world
moderate4 days52.3 km
Fiordland
Oct–Apr
Great Walk
Paparoa Track
Limestone karst above the Tasman Sea
moderate3 days61.27 km
West Coast
Year-round
Great Walk
Routeburn Track
Alpine traverse between two national parks
moderate2–4 days33.35 km
OtagoFiordland
Oct–Apr
