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AccommodationDOC has a range of accommodation in amazing locations, including huts, lodges, cabins, cottages and campsites.
Huts Set in idyllic environments, huts provide a unique place to stay, refuge from bad weather, and a place to rest and recover when you’re exploring the outdoors. The huts provide basic accommodation and do not have showers, hot water, cooking facilities, eating utensils or bed linen. Make sure you set out with everything you need as there’s nowhere to buy food or equipment once you’re there. Most huts operate on a first come, first served basis, and can be paid for on arrival with backcountry hut passes (available from DOC Visitor Centres and retailers around the country). Some need to be booked online at doc.govt.nz or through a DOC Visitor Centre. For hut categories and more information visit doc.govt.nz/huts.
Campsites DOC manages more than 300 campsites throughout New Zealand. Conservation Campsites are places where you can relax, enjoy and explore the great outdoors, set anywhere from lush forests and placid lakeshores to secluded islands and sandy beaches. Campsites range from free, basic campsites, to serviced campsites with a wider range of facilities. Like huts, most campsites operate on a first come, first served basis and fees are paid on arrival to the ranger on-site or via self-registration. All serviced (and some scenic) campsites are booked online in advance. For more information on camping, check out doc.govt.nz/camping, or pick up a Conservation Campsites brochure from your local DOC Visitor Centre or i-Site.
Lodges, cabins and cottages DOC manages a number of lodges, cabins and cottages in scenic settings. They offer basic, yet comfortable places to stay and most are easily accessible by car, boat or a short walk. All need to be booked in advance at doc.govt.nz/lodges.
ActivitiesWith a network of more than 14,000 km of public tracks, there’s a DOC activity to suit all budgets and tastes.
WalkingYou can choose a track to match your skills, fitness and the experience you want. Ranging from easygoing walks of under an hour to challenging, multi-day hikes, tracks on DOC land traverse some of New Zealand’s most stunning scenery. See highlighted walks in this brochure, and check out doc.govt.nz/walkingandtramping for more info.
Easy access short walk: wheelchair accessible.
Short walk: easy walking for up to an hour.
Walking track: gentle walking from a few minutes to a day.Great Walk/easy tramping track: well-formed track for overnight or multi-day tramping for those of average fitness.
Tramping/hiking track: challenging day or multi-day tramping/hiking, track is mostly unformed but with track directional markers, poles or cairns. Backcountry skills and experience required.
Route: challenging overnight tramping/hiking, navigation and high-level backcountry skills and experience required.
Historic New Zealand has a rich historical and cultural heritage. DOC protects over 12,000 archaeological and historical sites that tell the stories of our past.Find out more at a DOC Visitor Centre or online at doc.govt.nz/iconheritagesites.
Coastal Gems Coastal Gems are 10 of New Zealand’s most popular marine reserves. From golden sandy beaches, to crystal-blue waters and astonishing underwater environments, Coastal Gems provide a great variety of coastal habitats to explore. See the sites marked on the map, and visit doc.govt.nz/coastalgems for more information. To see all the activities DOC has on offer, visit doc.govt.nz.
Come and explore New Zealand’s spectacular natural environment and find out what makes this country unique.
(Top) Flax flower. Photo: Halema Jamieson
Cover image: Key Summit, Routeburn Track.
Photo: Miles Holden
Castle Point, Wairarapa. Photo: Mike Heydon
Published by: Commercial Partnerships Unit Department of Conservation PO Box 10420, Wellington 6143 June 2016
Editing and design: Publishing Team, DOC National Office
This publication is produced using paper sourced from well-managed, renewable and legally logged forests.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) looks after a range of unique outdoor experiences, accommodation and recreation facilities on public conservation land.
With so much to see and do in our dramatic natural environment, it’s little wonder that New Zealanders love the outdoors and travellers from all around the world visit our little slice of paradise. Walking options range from shorter walks on gentle, mostly flat tracks, suitable for families and those with a moderate level of fitness, to multi-day walks covering more challenging terrain for those who are a bit more adventurous!
New Zealand’s diverse landscapes and spectacular coastline provide the perfect adventure playground for people to enjoy a huge variety of recreational activities like cycling, climbing, fishing, hunting, swimming, snorkelling and diving.
With a network of more than 950 huts and 200 campsites, DOC also manages a range of accommodation facilities to suit all budgets and tastes, from basic campsites where you’ll need to be self-sufficient to serviced huts for those looking for a few more comforts.
To find out more about exploring New Zealand’s great outdoors, visit doc.govt.nz or a DOC Visitor Centre.
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Find out moreDOC has 22 Visitor Centres located around the country to help you plan and book your outdoor experience. You can also pick up maps, brochures, hut tickets, gear and equipment, and other personal items that might be helpful for your trip.
DOC’s website provides extensive information about where you can go, what you can do and where you can stay in New Zealand’s great outdoors.
doc.govt.nz
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1. Plan your trip
2. Tell someone
3. Be aware of the weather
4. Know your limits
5. Take sufficient supplies
A good level of fitness and the right outdoor clothing, gear and equipment will greatly improve your outdoor experience. For detailed safety information and a comprehensive gear list, visit doc.govt.nz.
Know before you goPlan and PrepareIt is important to plan and prepare your trip and be well equipped. Before you go, know The Outdoor Safety Code—5 simple rules to help you stay safe:
Safety is your responsibility —leave your trip details with a trusted contact. See adventuresmart.org.nz.
Together we are living and breathing New Zealand by helping to protect our beautiful country.Air New Zealand is proud to be a major conservation partner with the Department of Conservation by supporting several conservation programmes including; biodiversity projects to improve ecosystem health and help bring back some of New Zealand’s rarest birds to the Great Walks, the research and monitoring of the ecological health of New Zealand’s marine environments and species found there to help us understand our country’s diverse marine life, and transportation of New Zealand’s protected species around the country as part of DOC’s recovery programmes.
For the full story check out doc.govt.nz/airnewzealand
Jumbo hut. Photo: Jack Mace
Photo: Brian Mackie
Pāteke/brown teal release, Arthur valley, Milford Track. Photo: Graham Dainty
Moeraki, Otago. Photo: Miles Holden
Cascade Creek, Fiordland. Photo: Miles Holden
Great WalksTake a walk, a Great Walk, through some of New Zealand’s most awe-inspiring landscapes.
New Zealand’s nine Great Walks are the country’s premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. From native forests, lakes and rivers to rugged mountain peaks, deep gorges and vast valleys, there’s a Great Walk for everyone. The Great Walks are multi-day journeys, with huts and campsites to stay in along the way. Great Walks huts offer basic facilities including bunks, mattresses, toilets and cold running water. Great Walk campsites include toilets, sinks and a water supply. Great Walks huts and campsites must be booked in advance, and some tracks like the Milford Track need to be booked well in advance to ensure a reservation. For more information and bookings visit greatwalks.co.nz or pop into a DOC Visitor Centre.See the map on the reverse for locations.
Photo: 90 Seconds
Photo: Darryl Wilson
Photo: Daniel Deans
Photo: DOC/90 Seconds
Photo: Andrew Bain / Alamy Stock Photo
Photo: Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz)
Photo: John Strother (www.panafoot.com)
Photo: Graham Dainty Photo: DOC/90 Seconds
Lake Waikaremoana3–4 days, 46 kmSeason – all year
Abel Tasman Coast Track3–5 days, 60 kmSeason – all year.
Tongariro Northern Circuit3–4 days, 43 kmSeason: 21 Oct 2016– 30 Apr 2017
Heaphy Track4–6 days, 78.4 kmSeason – all year
Whanganui Journey3–5 days, 87/145 kmSeason: 1 Oct 2016– 30 Apr 2017
Routeburn Track2–4 days, 32 kmSeason: 25 Oct 2016– 3 May 2017
Kepler Track3–4 days, 60 kmSeason: 25 Oct 2016– 3 May 2017
Milford Track4 days, 53.5 kmSeason: 25 Oct 2016– 3 May 2017
Rakiura Track3 days, 32 kmSeason – all year
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wlan
d fo
rest
, the W
hang
anui
Riv
er fo
rms p
art o
f New
Zea
land
’s G
reat
Wal
ks
netw
ork.
The j
ourn
ey ca
n be
com
plet
ed in
3–5 d
ays b
y ca
noe a
nd h
as se
vera
l ca
mps
ites a
nd h
uts a
long
the r
oute
. A w
onde
rful c
hanc
e to
real
ly g
et aw
ay fr
om it
all.
26. O
tata
ra P
ā O
tata
ra is
the
larg
est p
ā yo
u ca
n vi
sit i
n N
ew Z
eala
nd, a
nd co
mes
with
ou
tsta
ndin
g vi
ews t
owar
ds N
apie
r, ac
ross
to C
ape
Kid
napp
ers a
nd o
ut to
sea.
It
is hi
ghly
sign
ifica
nt d
ue to
its i
mm
ense
size
and
the
larg
e nu
mbe
r of t
erra
ced
dwel
ling
site
s and
food
pits
, rem
nant
s of w
hich
are
still
evid
ent t
oday
.
27. C
ape
Kid
napp
ers G
anne
t Res
erve
En
joy
clos
e-up
vie
ws o
f nes
ting
gann
ets a
t the
larg
est a
nd m
ost a
cces
sibl
e m
ainl
and
gann
et co
lony
in th
e w
orld
. Wal
k al
ong
the r
emot
e coa
stlin
e an
d ex
plor
e th
e to
wer
ing
cliff
s fro
m th
e be
ach,
feat
urin
g m
any
diffe
rent
expo
sed
rock
type
s an
d fa
ult l
ines
.
28. P
ukah
a M
ount
Bru
ce
A n
ativ
e w
ildlif
e sa
nctu
ary
with
a n
octu
rnal
kiw
i hou
se a
nd o
ther
larg
e av
iarie
s w
ith k
ōkak
o, pa
rake
ets,
kākā
and
eel
feed
ing.
Ther
e’s p
lent
y to
see
and
do fo
r the
w
hole
fam
ily, in
clud
ing
rang
er ta
lks,
a vi
sito
r cen
tre, c
afe,
inte
ract
ive
disp
lays
and
a
4 km
bus
h wa
lk to
the
sum
mit
offer
ing
scen
ic v
iews
.
29
. Kap
iti Is
land
Mar
ine
and
Nat
ure
Rese
rve
One
of N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
mos
t val
uabl
e na
ture
rese
rves
, whe
re y
ou ca
n ob
serv
e bi
rds
that
are
eith
er v
ery
rare
or a
bsen
t fro
m th
e m
ainl
and.
On
the
islan
d yo
u ca
n wa
tch
bird
s, wa
lk, fi
sh, s
wim
, sno
rkel
and
do
an o
vern
ight
kiw
i spo
tting
tour
. You
nee
d
to b
uy a
per
mit
via
doc.g
ovt.n
z or D
OC
Visi
tor C
entre
s and
boo
k a
plac
e on
one
of
two
boat
s bef
ore
you
visi
t the
isla
nd.
30. G
over
nmen
t Bui
ldin
gs, W
ellin
gton
Th
is be
autif
ul 18
76 b
uild
ing
was f
orm
erly
the
seat
of N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
gove
rnm
ent
but i
s now
use
d as
Vic
toria
Uni
vers
ity o
f Wel
lingt
on’s
law
facu
lty. B
uilt
to re
sem
ble
an It
alia
n st
one p
alac
e, it
is in
fact
cons
truct
ed e
ntire
ly fr
om ti
mbe
r and
is th
e la
rges
t woo
den
stru
ctur
e in
the
sout
hern
hem
isphe
re.
31
. Tap
uter
anga
Mar
ine
Rese
rve
Loca
ted
just
6 k
m fr
om W
ellin
gton
City
cent
re, t
his r
eser
ve o
ffers
eas
y ac
cess
to
inte
ract
with
mar
ine
life
and
habi
tats
.
SOU
TH IS
LAN
DTE
WA
IPO
UN
AM
U
32. L
ong
Isla
nd -
Koko
moh
ua M
arin
e Re
serv
eTh
is re
serv
e ca
n on
ly b
e re
ache
d by
boa
t. Sn
orke
lling
and
scub
a di
ving
are
the
best
way
s to
expl
ore
the
rese
rve
and
mee
t its
inha
bita
nts.
Ther
e ar
e no
jetti
es o
n th
e isl
ands
but
a fl
at la
ndin
g ar
ea (s
hing
le sp
it, w
este
rn si
de) o
n Lo
ng Is
land
is a
go
od si
te fo
r pic
nics
and
a b
ase
for b
ird-w
atch
ing.
33. S
hip
Cove
Inte
rnat
iona
lly re
cogn
ised
as C
apta
in J
ames
Coo
k’s fa
vour
ite b
ase
in
New
Zea
land
, Shi
p Co
ve h
olds
key
cultu
ral h
erita
ge st
orie
s in
a be
autif
ul
shel
tere
d co
ve. I
t is t
he st
artin
g po
int f
or th
e 4-
day
Que
en C
harlo
tte
Trac
k an
d it’
s also
a p
opul
ar lo
catio
n fo
r sea
kay
akin
g.
34. T
e W
aiko
ropu
pu S
prin
gs
Te W
aiko
ropu
pu is
hom
e to
som
e of
the
clea
rest
sprin
g wa
ter e
ver m
easu
red
in th
e w
orld
, with
an
unde
rwat
er
visib
ility
of 6
3 m
. All
cont
act w
ith th
e wa
ter i
s for
bidd
en
as th
e sp
rings
are
wāh
i tap
u (s
acre
d) a
nd a
pla
ce h
eld
in
hig
h sp
iritu
al a
nd cu
ltura
l reg
ard
by lo
cal M
āori.
A
pea
cefu
l bus
h wa
lk is
easil
y ac
cess
ible
from
the
m
ain
car p
ark.
35.
Abe
l Tas
man
Co
ast T
rack
(Gre
at W
alk)
A
n ea
sy 3
–5 d
ay w
alk
(60
km) a
long
th
e co
ast f
eatu
ring
mag
nific
ent b
each
es,
nati v
e fo
rest
, wat
erfa
lls a
nd st
unni
ng
coas
tal v
iews
. You
can
also
take
in th
e si
ghts
from
a k
ayak
.
36
. Ton
ga Is
land
M
arin
e Re
serv
eSa
ndy
beac
hes,
boul
dery
he
adla
nds,
reef
s and
smal
l es
tuar
ies a
re b
est e
xplo
red
by k
ayak
ing
or sn
orke
lling
in
this
pop
ular
mar
ine
rese
rve.
Sout
h Is
land
co
ntin
ued.
..37
. Kai
kour
a
Peni
nsul
a W
alkw
ayIn
cred
ible
wild
life s
uch
as w
hale
s, do
lphi
ns,
seal
s and
bird
s set
amon
gst i
ncre
dibl
e sce
nery
in
clud
ing
coas
tline
and
mou
ntai
ns m
ake t
his a
rea a
m
ajor
attra
ctio
n. T
he w
alkw
ay p
rovi
des a
hal
f- or
full-
day
walk
suita
ble f
or fa
mili
es, a
nd al
ong
the w
ay yo
u’ll
lear
n ab
out
the a
nim
als,
plan
ts a
nd g
eolo
gy th
at m
ake t
his a
rea
spec
ial.
38.
Hea
phy
Trac
k (G
reat
Wal
k)A
t 78.4
km
, thi
s is t
he lo
nges
t of D
OC
’s ni
ne G
reat
Wal
ks.
Usua
lly ta
king
4–6
days
, it cr
osse
s lus
h fo
rest
s, tu
ssoc
k do
wns
an
d st
unni
ng co
astli
ne. S
pot n
ativ
e bi
rds s
uch
as w
eka,
and
if
you’
re lu
cky
a ki
wi!
39. D
enni
ston
Fo
r dec
ades
, Den
nist
on w
as N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
larg
est p
rodu
cing
co
al m
ine.
The
area
’s fa
scin
atin
g hi
stor
y is
still
acc
essib
le
thro
ugh
a co
llect
ion
of sh
ort w
alki
ng tr
acks
, whi
ch p
ass b
y th
e hi
stor
ic m
ine
wor
ksho
p, th
e ol
d sc
hool
site
and
the
old
tow
nshi
p w
ith it
s bow
ling
gree
n an
d de
cayi
ng b
rick
chim
neys
.
40. C
ape
Foul
win
d D
espi
te it
s nam
e, th
is is
a po
pula
r pla
ce to
spen
d tim
e en
joyi
ng th
e se
a ai
r, ex
plor
ing
the c
oast
line
and
visi
ting
the
mai
n at
tract
ion,
a ro
oker
y of
New
Ze
alan
d fu
r sea
ls/ke
keno
. A cl
ose
but s
afe
view
allo
ws y
ou to
wat
ch th
e se
als
swim
min
g am
ongs
t the
rock
s, do
zing
in th
e su
n an
d fe
edin
g th
eir y
oung
.
41. D
olom
ite P
oint
Wal
k Th
is ea
sy, s
hort
walk
take
s you
to th
e fa
mou
s Pun
akai
ki p
anca
ke ro
cks a
nd
blow
hole
s, w
here
laye
red
stac
ks o
f lim
esto
ne a
nd m
udst
one
are
surro
unde
d
by cr
ashi
ng w
aves
, and
seaw
ater
shoo
ts in
to th
e ai
r fro
m th
e bl
owho
les.
42. A
rthu
r’s P
ass W
alks
Expe
rienc
e th
e ru
gged
ext
rem
es o
f the
Sou
th Is
land
’s fir
st n
atio
nal p
ark.
A ra
nge
of w
alks
, gre
at p
hoto
opp
ortu
nitie
s and
rare
bird
life—
all e
asily
acc
essi
ble
from
SH
73, t
he ‘G
reat
Alp
ine
Hig
hway
’.
43. F
ranz
Jos
ef G
laci
er W
alks
Cons
ider
ed b
y m
any
to b
e th
e m
ost d
ram
atic
gla
cier
env
ironm
ent a
vaila
ble
to
the
publ
ic a
nyw
here
in th
e w
orld
, the
Fra
nz J
osef
Gla
cier
/Kā
Roim
ata
o H
ine
Huk
ater
e de
scen
ds fr
om h
igh
in th
e So
uthe
rn A
lps/
Kā T
iritir
i o te
Moa
na d
eep
into
lush
rain
fore
st. A
num
ber o
f sho
rt an
d lo
ng w
alks
are
avai
labl
e.
44. L
ake
Mat
heso
nTh
ere’s
an
easy
wal
k ar
ound
this
glac
ial l
ake t
hat i
s nes
tled
in a
ncie
nt ra
info
rest
an
d is
fam
ous f
or it
s mirr
or-li
ke p
rope
rties
and
bea
utifu
l refl
ectio
ns o
f the
m
ount
ains
on
calm
, cle
ar d
ays.
It’s a
mus
t-see
for k
een
phot
ogra
pher
s.
45. F
ox G
laci
er W
alks
Fo
x G
laci
er/T
e M
oeka
o T
uawe
is o
ne o
f the
long
est (
13 k
m) o
f the
man
y gl
acie
rs
with
in W
estla
nd T
ai P
outin
i Nat
iona
l Par
k. Se
vera
l sho
rt an
d lo
nger
wal
ks a
re
avai
labl
e, al
l with
spec
tacu
lar f
ores
t, riv
er a
nd m
ount
ain
scen
ery.
46. W
alks
nor
th o
f Haa
st to
wns
hip
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber o
f eas
y, sh
ort w
alki
ng tr
acks
with
mag
nific
ent p
hoto
op
portu
nitie
s, th
roug
h a
rang
e of
diff
eren
t env
ironm
ents
incl
udin
g de
nse
coas
tal
fore
st, s
wam
p fo
rest
, the
slow
flow
ing
Ship
Cre
ek a
nd sw
eepi
ng co
astli
ne.
47. K
ura
Taw
hiti/
Cast
le H
ill
A sp
ecta
cula
r lim
esto
ne la
ndsc
ape
popu
lar f
or ex
plor
ing
and
rock
clim
bing
. It
is ho
me
to so
me
of th
e ra
rest
and
mos
t end
ange
red
plan
ts in
Can
terb
ury
an
d wa
s onc
e a
mee
ting
plac
e for
early
Māo
ri.
48. A
war
oa/G
odle
y H
ead
Built
in 19
39, t
he G
odle
y H
ead
coas
tal d
efen
ce b
atte
ry is
rank
ed a
s one
of
the
top
ten
New
Zea
land
coa
stal
def
ence
her
itage
site
s. It
is si
tuat
ed o
n a
head
land
with
bre
atht
akin
g co
asta
l vie
ws,
mak
ing
it po
pula
r for
bot
h w
alki
ng
and
mou
ntai
n bi
king
.
49. A
orak
i/M
ount
Coo
kEx
plor
e A
orak
i/M
t Coo
k N
atio
nal P
ark
on a
var
iety
of s
hort
walk
s, bo
th h
alf-
and
full-
day
walk
s. Ta
ke in
stun
ning
pan
oram
as
of a
rugg
ed la
ndsc
ape
of ic
e an
d ro
ck, in
clud
ing
New
Zea
land
’s ta
llest
mou
ntai
n A
orak
i/M
t Coo
k,
and
larg
est g
laci
er H
aupa
pa/T
asm
an G
laci
er.
50. A
rrow
tow
n C
hine
se S
ettle
men
tTh
is pa
rtial
ly re
stor
ed se
ttlem
ent i
s a la
stin
g re
min
der
and
tribu
te to
the
cont
ribut
ion
Chi
nese
gol
d m
iner
s and
bu
sine
ss p
eopl
e m
ade
to th
e re
gion
’s cu
lture
, eco
nom
y an
d hi
stor
y. Yo
u’ll
lear
n a
grea
t dea
l dur
ing
a sh
ort w
alk
thro
ugh
this
hi
stor
ic si
te.
51. O
tago
Cen
tral
Rai
l Tra
ilA
cycl
ing
or w
alki
ng ex
perie
nce
of a
life
time!
The
trai
l jou
rney
s thr
ough
15
0 km
of C
entra
l Ota
go’s
fam
ous ‘
big
sky’
land
scap
e, tra
ditio
nal f
arm
ing
com
mun
ities
and
awe-
insp
iring
gol
d-m
inin
g hi
stor
y. Ca
mps
ites a
nd b
ackp
acke
r an
d ho
tel a
ccom
mod
atio
n ar
e lo
cate
d al
ong
the
trail.
52. M
oera
ki B
ould
ers/
Kaih
inak
iRe
gard
ed as
geo
logi
cal m
arve
ls, th
e M
oera
ki B
ould
ers a
re a
gro
up o
f lar
ge
sphe
rical
‘sto
nes’
stre
wn
acro
ss K
oeko
he B
each
. The
y we
re o
rigin
ally
form
ed
in a
ncie
nt se
a flo
or se
dim
ents
and
gra
dual
ly ex
pose
d th
roug
h sh
orel
ine
eros
ion.
53. T
aiar
oa H
ead
A w
ell-p
rote
cted
nat
ure
rese
rve
with
the o
nly
mai
nlan
d al
batro
ss b
reed
ing
colo
ny in
the
sout
hern
hem
isphe
re. A
s wel
l as t
he e
stab
lishe
d co
lony
of o
ver
140
alba
tross
es, t
he a
rea
is al
so h
ome
to si
gnifi
cant
colo
nies
of s
hags
, gul
ls,
wade
rs a
nd li
ttle
peng
uins
.
54. N
ugge
t Poi
nt
Wal
k to
the
light
hous
e an
d en
joy
impr
essiv
e vi
ews o
f the
coas
t fro
m th
e vie
wing
pl
atfo
rm. T
he a
rea
is ric
h in
wild
life;
seve
ral s
eabi
rd sp
ecie
s nes
t on
the
rock
st
acks
and
oth
er m
arin
e m
amm
al sp
ecie
s can
som
etim
es b
e se
en. I
n su
mm
er
the
ocea
n ca
n be
cove
red
in la
rge
flock
s of s
ooty
shea
rwat
er/t
ītī.
55. R
ob R
oy G
laci
er
Show
casi
ng g
liste
ning
gla
cier
s, im
posi
ng ro
ck fa
ces a
nd to
wer
ing
wate
rfalls
in
a b
eech
fore
st se
tting
; the
Rob
Roy
Tra
ck is
one
of t
he ‘m
ust d
o’ d
ay w
alks
in
Mt A
spiri
ng N
atio
nal P
ark.
56.
Rou
tebu
rn T
rack
(Gre
at W
alk)
This
32 k
m tr
ack
cros
ses t
he S
outh
ern
Alp
s/Kā
Tiri
tiri o
te M
oana
and
link
s M
ount
Asp
iring
with
Fio
rdla
nd N
atio
nal P
ark.
For 2
–4 d
ays y
ou’ll
jour
ney
thro
ugh
wild
scen
ery
incl
udin
g m
ajes
tic m
ount
ain
peak
s, sw
eepi
ng v
alle
ys
and
beec
h fo
rest
s fille
d w
ith n
ativ
e bi
rdlif
e.
57. M
ilfor
d So
und/
Piop
iota
hiBy
far t
he b
est k
now
n of
all t
he fi
ords
and
the
only
one
that
can
be a
cces
sed
by
road
, Milf
ord
Soun
d/Pi
opio
tahi
is tr
uly
spec
tacu
lar.
A n
umbe
r of s
hort
walk
s are
av
aila
ble,
incl
udin
g th
e 30
-min
ute
Milf
ord
Fore
shor
e W
alk,
whi
ch o
ffers
som
e of
th
e be
st v
iews
of M
itre
Peak
and
the
Arth
ur v
alle
y.
58
. Pio
piot
ahi (
Milf
ord
Soun
d) M
arin
e Re
serv
eJu
st a
s spe
ctac
ular
bel
ow th
e w
ater
as i
t is a
bove
, thi
s is o
ne o
f the
mos
t po
pula
r pla
ces i
n Fi
ordl
and
to d
ive
and
see
the
blac
k co
rals
for w
hich
the
fio
rds a
re fa
mou
s.
59.
Milf
ord
Trac
k (G
reat
Wal
k)Fr
eque
ntly
des
crib
ed as
‘the
fines
t wal
k in
the
wor
ld’, t
he 53
.5 km
Milf
ord
Trac
k ap
peal
s to
ever
yone
from
nov
ices
to ex
perie
nced
wal
kers
and
take
s 4 d
ays t
o co
mpl
ete.
Jour
ney
thro
ugh
a pi
ctur
e-pe
rfect
land
scap
e of
soar
ing
mou
ntai
ns,
plun
ging
wat
erfa
lls a
nd lu
sh g
reen
rain
fore
st.
60. T
e A
nau
– M
ilfor
d H
erita
ge H
ighw
ay
The 1
20 k
m lo
ng M
ilfor
d Ro
ad b
etwe
en T
e Ana
u an
d M
ilfor
d So
und
is a u
niqu
e jo
urne
y in
to th
e hea
rt of
Fio
rdla
nd N
atio
nal P
ark.
The s
cene
ry is
bre
atht
akin
g,
and
ther
e are
shor
t wal
ks an
d vi
ewin
g sit
es al
ong
the w
ay.
61.
Kepl
er T
rack
(Gre
at W
alk)
A 6
0 km
circ
uit w
ith so
met
hing
for e
very
one:
alpi
ne v
istas
, fres
h m
ount
ain
air,
nativ
e bi
rdlif
e, st
unni
ng la
ke v
iews
and
impr
essiv
e gl
acia
l val
leys
. The
trac
k ta
kes 3
–4 d
ays t
o co
mpl
ete.
STEW
ART
ISLA
ND
/RA
KIU
RA
62. U
lva
Isla
nd a
nd U
lva
Isla
nd-T
e W
hara
wha
ra
Mar
ine
Rese
rve
Loca
ted
off S
tewa
rt Is
land
/Rak
iura
just
8 m
inut
es b
y wa
ter t
axi, U
lva
Isla
nd is
an
isla
nd sa
nctu
ary
play
ing
an im
porta
nt ro
le in
the
cons
erva
tion
of th
reat
ened
na
tive
spec
ies.
Goo
d wa
lkin
g tra
cks o
ffer e
asy
acce
ss to
rich
fore
st, g
olde
n sa
nd
beac
hes a
nd ab
unda
nt b
ird li
fe.
63.
Rak
iura
Tra
ck (G
reat
Wal
k)N
ativ
e bi
rds,
swee
ping
bea
ches
and
an
alm
ost c
ompl
ete c
over
of f
ores
t mak
e th
is 32
km
trac
k a
mag
nific
ent w
ay to
expe
rienc
e St
ewar
t Isla
nd/R
akiu
ra. T
he
quie
t tra
ck is
rich
in n
atur
al a
nd cu
ltura
l hist
ory,
and
take
s 3 d
ays t
o co
mpl
ete.
NO
RTH
ISLA
ND
TE IK
A-A
-MĀ
UI
1. Ca
pe R
eing
a Co
asta
l Wal
kway
A st
unni
ng 4
8 km
tram
ping
trac
k be
ginn
ing
at K
apow
airu
a in
Piw
hane
/Spi
rits
Bay
on th
e ea
st co
ast a
nd e
ndin
g at
Ahi
para
on
the
wes
t coa
st. T
he la
ndsc
ape
incl
udes
swee
ping
bea
ches
, tur
quoi
se se
a an
d bi
rd-fi
lled
mar
shla
nd. E
njoy
ca
mpi
ng o
n m
ulti-
day
walk
s, or
you
can
choo
se ju
st o
ne o
r tw
o se
ctio
ns to
co
mpl
ete
in a
day
.
2. C
ape
Rein
ga/T
e Re
reng
a W
airu
aA
site
of g
reat
cultu
ral i
mpo
rtanc
e. Re
cent
ly d
ecea
sed
Māo
ri sp
irits
beg
in
thei
r fina
l jou
rney
from
her
e, sw
imm
ing
north
bac
k to
thei
r anc
estra
l hom
elan
d of
Haw
aiik
i. An
icon
ic li
ghth
ouse
sits
290�m
abov
e th
e se
a an
d m
arks
the
mos
t no
rth-w
este
rn p
oint
of N
ew Z
eala
nd.
3. K
erik
eri B
asin
O
ne o
f New
Zea
land
’s m
ost i
mpo
rtant
cultu
ral a
nd h
istor
ic si
tes—
Euro
pean
s an
d M
āori
first
met
her
e, an
d liv
ed, w
orke
d an
d tra
ded
toge
ther
in th
e ea
rly
19th
cent
ury.
Shor
t wal
king
trai
ls le
ad y
ou to
Kor
orip
o Pā
, Kem
p H
ouse
(N
Z’s o
ldes
t hou
se),
and
the
Ston
e St
ore
(NZ’
s old
est s
tone
bui
ldin
g).
4. W
aipo
ua F
ores
tA
larg
e na
tive
fore
st fi
lled
with
mig
hty
kaur
i tre
es, fe
rns a
nd ra
re b
irds i
nclu
ding
th
e no
ctur
nal k
iwi. T
here
are
seve
ral w
ell-m
aint
aine
d sh
ort a
nd lo
ng w
alki
ng
track
s inc
ludi
ng a
n ea
sy 5
min
ute
track
to th
e fa
mou
s Tān
e M
ahut
a, N
ew
Zeal
and’s
larg
est l
ivin
g ka
uri t
ree.
5. R
uape
kape
ka P
āW
idel
y re
cogn
ised
as o
ne o
f the
mos
t sig
nific
ant h
istor
ic si
tes i
n N
ew Z
eala
nd,
this
is th
e si
te o
f the
last
bat
tle o
f the
1845
–46
Nor
ther
n W
ar. R
uape
kape
ka P
ā, Ka
witi
’s ca
nnon
, and
the
earth
en d
efen
ces o
f the
adva
nced
and
mai
n Br
itish
po
sitio
ns a
re ea
sily
acce
ssed
via
a 1.
5 km
loop
wal
k.
6. C
ape
Bret
tTh
e 16
.3 km
Cap
e Br
ett t
ram
ping
trac
k pa
sses
thro
ugh
nativ
e an
d re
gene
ratin
g bu
sh, a
long
fore
sted
ridg
es a
nd sp
ecta
cula
r coa
stlin
e, w
ith d
olph
ins a
nd se
als
ofte
n cl
ose
to sh
ore.
The
area
is ri
ch in
early
Māo
ri hi
stor
y, w
ith re
mai
ns
of a
ncie
nt p
ā si
tes.
The
Cape
Bre
tt Li
ghth
ouse
affo
rds o
utst
andi
ng v
iews
of
the
Bay
of Is
land
s.
7.
Poo
r Kni
ghts
Isla
nds M
arin
e Re
serv
eA
onc
e-in
-a-li
fetim
e exp
erie
nce f
or sc
uba
divi
ng e
nthu
sias
ts, a
nd th
e pe
rfect
spot
fo
r boa
ting,
cano
eing
and
snor
kelli
ng. U
nder
the
wate
r you
’ll fi
nd ri
ch m
arin
e lif
e liv
ing
amon
gst t
he re
mna
nts o
f anc
ient
vol
cano
es, c
aves
, arc
hes,
tunn
els,
shee
r cl
iffs,
dens
e ke
lp fo
rest
s and
sand
gar
dens
.
8.
Cap
e Ro
dney
-Oka
kari
Poi
nt M
arin
e Re
serv
e
(Goa
t Isl
and/
Leig
h)A
lso k
now
n as
Cap
e Ro
dney
-Oka
kari
Poin
t or G
oat I
sland
, thi
s res
erve
is a
roun
d 90
km
nor
th o
f Auc
klan
d an
d wa
s New
Zea
land
’s fir
st m
arin
e re
serv
e. Te
emin
g w
ith fi
sh a
nd o
ther
sea
life
such
as se
a sq
uirts
, spo
nges
and
sea
anem
ones
, the
rese
rve
prov
ides
snor
kelli
ng a
nd d
ivin
g op
portu
nitie
s. G
lass
-bot
tom
ed b
oat
rides
are
also
avai
labl
e.
9. T
iriti
ri M
atan
gi Is
land
, Auc
klan
d Th
ere
is no
whe
re e
lse in
New
Zea
land
whe
re y
ou ca
n so
read
ily se
e an
d wa
lk
amon
gst s
o m
any
rare
and
enda
nger
ed b
irds i
nclu
ding
the
taka
hē, k
ōkak
o,
whi
tehe
ad a
nd li
ttle
spot
ted
kiw
i. The
re is
a n
etw
ork
of tr
acks
to e
nabl
e vi
sito
rs
to ex
plor
e th
e bu
sh, c
liff-to
p vi
ews,
beac
hes,
hist
oric
ligh
thou
se a
nd p
ā si
tes.
10. R
angi
toto
and
Mot
utap
u Is
land
sRa
ngito
to e
rupt
ed fr
om th
e se
a on
ly 6
00 y
ears
ago
and
neig
hbou
ring
Mot
utap
u Is
land
is m
illio
ns o
f yea
rs o
ld. C
onne
cted
by
a ca
usew
ay, t
hese
two
pest
-free
isl
and
sanc
tuar
ies a
re a
cces
sible
by
ferr
y. O
n Ra
ngito
to ex
perie
nce t
he w
orld
’s la
rges
t pōh
utuk
awa
fore
st a
nd b
reat
htak
ing
sum
mit
view
s. O
n M
otut
apu,
stay
at
Hom
e Ba
y ca
mpg
roun
d an
d he
ar k
iwi c
allin
g at
nig
ht, e
xplo
re id
yllic
bea
ches
an
d re
gene
ratin
g fo
rest
are
as.
11. M
aung
auik
a/N
orth
Hea
d, D
evon
port
Si
tuat
ed at
the m
outh
of A
uckl
and’s
Wai
tem
ata H
arbo
ur w
ith co
mm
andi
ng v
iews
ov
er th
e inn
er h
arbo
ur an
d H
aura
ki G
ulf, N
orth
Hea
d wa
s an
impo
rtant
look
out
and
defe
nce s
ite, fi
rst f
or ea
rly M
āori
inha
bita
nts a
nd la
ter f
or E
urop
ean
settl
ers.
Enjo
y th
e vie
ws, e
xplo
re th
e mili
tary
tunn
els a
nd se
e the
fam
ous d
isapp
earin
g gu
n.
12
. Wha
ngan
ui A
Hei
(Cat
hedr
al C
ove)
Mar
ine
Rese
rve
Acc
essib
le o
nly
on fo
ot o
r by
boat
, Cat
hedr
al C
ove
is a
mar
ine
rese
rve
of re
efs,
cave
s, un
derw
ater
arc
hes,
and
com
plex
com
mun
ities
of fi
sh, p
lant
s, cr
usta
cean
s an
d m
ollu
scs.
It’s a
n ex
celle
nt sp
ot fo
r div
ing
and
snor
kelli
ng a
nd h
as se
vera
l sc
enic
wal
king
trac
ks.
13. K
aran
gaha
ke G
orge
A
rang
e of
shor
t wal
king
trac
ks ta
ke y
ou th
roug
h be
autif
ul co
untry
side
in
an a
rea
pack
ed w
ith g
old-
min
ing
hist
ory.
The
Kara
ngah
ake W
indo
ws W
alk
(1
hou
r rou
nd tr
ip) t
akes
you
on
an ea
sy h
istor
ic tr
ack
thro
ugh
aban
done
d
min
e tu
nnel
s and
bui
ldin
gs, a
nd al
ong
the
stun
ning
rive
r gor
ge.
14. W
aita
whe
ta T
rack
and
Tra
mw
ayTh
is ar
ea h
as a
rich
hist
ory
of k
auri
logg
ing
and
gold
min
ing,
and
the t
rack
in
clud
es in
form
atio
n on
whe
n, w
hy an
d ho
w th
e tra
mwa
y wa
s bui
lt. S
ome r
iver
cr
ossin
gs ar
e nec
essa
ry. T
he tr
ack
take
s app
roxi
mat
ely
3 ho
urs s
o yo
u m
ay re
turn
th
e sam
e day
, or s
tay
over
nigh
t in
a DO
C h
ut to
giv
e you
mor
e tim
e to
expl
ore.
15
. Te T
apuw
ae o
Ron
goka
ko M
arin
e Res
erve
(Wha
ngar
a)
Abo
ut 16
km
nor
th o
f Gis
born
e th
is re
serv
e co
ntai
ns e
ight
mar
ine
habi
tat t
ypes
in
clud
ing
an in
shor
e re
ef, r
ocky
inte
rtida
l pla
tform
s and
sedi
men
t flat
s.
16.
Lak
e W
aika
rem
oana
(Gre
at W
alk)
A 4
6 km
trac
k, w
hich
you
can
walk
in e
ither
dire
ctio
n, fo
llows
the
shor
e of
the
lake
for m
ost o
f its
leng
th a
nd ta
kes 3
–4 d
ays t
o co
mpl
ete.
The
walk
incl
udes
a
rang
e of
terr
ain
and
vege
tatio
n fro
m b
eech
fore
sts t
o de
nse
rain
fore
st w
ith
abun
dant
bird
life
. The
re a
re al
so p
lent
y of
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
swim
and
fish
.
17. H
uka
Falls
O
ne o
f New
Zea
land
’s m
ust-s
ee n
atur
al a
ttrac
tions
, Huk
a Fa
lls is
an
easy
30
min
ute
stro
ll al
ong
the
river
to th
e vi
ewin
g pl
atfo
rms.
An
incr
edib
le 2
20,0
00
litre
s of w
ater
gus
h th
roug
h th
e go
rge
at H
uka
Falls
ever
y se
cond
. The
mor
e ad
vent
urou
s can
enj
oy th
e th
rill o
f a je
t boa
t rid
e al
ong
the
Wai
kato
Riv
er.
18. T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Tro
ut C
entr
e N
estle
d in
a p
eace
ful b
ush
setti
ng, t
he T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Tro
ut C
entre
is
fun
and
educ
atio
nal f
or th
e w
hole
fam
ily. S
ee tr
out i
n th
e un
derw
ater
vie
win
g ch
ambe
r, le
arn
abou
t New
Zea
land
’s fre
shwa
ter e
colo
gy a
nd th
e im
porta
nce
of
cons
erva
tion,
feed
wild
trou
t and
pic
nic b
esid
e th
e be
autif
ul T
onga
riro
Rive
r.
19. T
onga
riro
Riv
er (m
idse
ctio
ns)
Repu
ted
to b
e on
e of
the
best
trou
t fly
fishi
ng ri
vers
in th
e w
orld
. The
sect
ion
betw
een
the
Stat
e H
ighw
ay 1
brid
ge a
nd th
e Re
d H
ut P
ool p
rovi
des e
asy
acce
ss a
nd sa
fe w
adin
g fo
r ang
lers
of a
ll ag
es.
20. O
ld C
oach
Roa
d Cy
cle
Trai
l Th
e O
haku
ne O
ld C
oach
Roa
d lin
ks a
num
ber o
f fa
scin
atin
g pi
eces
of N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
rail
herit
age
in
a jo
urne
y th
roug
h a
spec
tacu
lar p
art o
f To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark.
You
can
choo
se to
wa
lk o
r cyc
le o
n th
is 11
km
hist
oric
adve
ntur
e. En
joy
a tru
e jo
urne
y ba
ck in
tim
e.
21. T
onga
riro
Alp
ine
Cros
sing
One
of N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
mos
t sp
ecta
cula
r 1-d
ay tr
amps
with
m
agni
ficen
t vie
ws. T
he w
alk
pass
es th
roug
h vo
lcan
ic
terr
ain,
pas
t spa
rklin
g em
eral
d la
kes,
lava
flow
s an
d ac
tive
crat
ers.
This
is
a 19
.4 km
trac
k w
ith
som
e st
eep
clim
bs,
so a
mod
erat
e to
hig
h le
vel
of fi
tnes
s is
requ
ired.