Lakes
Lake Hanlon Walk
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Updated
21 February 201921 February 2019.
Short walk by the highway leading into a small lake surrounded by forest.
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Edwards River, Lake Guyon, Fowler Pass circuit
Track.
3 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section.
Updated
10 January 201910 January 2019.
This circuit explores the southern portion of the St James Cycle Trail, explores the historic farm country around Lake Guyon and Stanley Vale, and skipping back to Tophouse Road over the rougher terrain of Fowler Pass.
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Section: Lake Guyon - Fowler Pass
Track.
1 day. Easy/medium. One way.
Updated
10 January 201910 January 2019.
A route connecting the Waiau Uwha and Waiau Toa (Clarence) valleys, from Lake Guyon junction on the St James Cycle Trail to Tophouse Road at Fowler Hut.
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Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled
Track.
3 – 6 days. Medium/hard. One way.
Updated
25 January 201825 January 2018.
A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, Lennox Pass.
This is the latest leg in madpom's East Cape to West Cape traverse.
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Kawakawa Station Walk
Track.
2 – 3 days. Medium. Loop track.
Created
15 March 201715 March 2017.
Get together with mates, work colleagues or family for a weekend escape to walk, eat and be merry! The food provided is locally inspired, sourced and produced and certainly won’t leave you hungry.
All delicious home cooked meals, including morning and ...
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Mt Gibbs circuit from Fenella hut
Track.
Medium. Loop track.
Created
12 December 201612 December 2016.
A nice day trip from Fenella hut up onto the tops. Can be incorporated into the walk out back to the car at the head of the Cobb reservoir.
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Upper Nihotupu Walk
Track.
Easy. One way.
Updated
14 September 201714 September 2017.
Easy walk along a service road to the Upper Nihotupu Reservoir in the Waitakere Ranges. Climb the face of the dam, walk a bush tramway, and admire some waterfalls.
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Maling Pass, Lake Guyon, Fowler Pass circuit
Track.
2 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section.
Updated
10 January 201910 January 2019.
This circuit is a double-crossing of the St James Range, dropping into the deep Waiau Uwha Valley. The first day's walk is part of the St James Cycle Trail and is easier, smoother walking than the second day.
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Lake Emma to Lake Camp
Track.
Easy. Loop track with a road section.
Updated
10 November 201410 November 2014.
Easy day walk across flat country, visiting an historic hut.
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Aorere Goldfields Track
Track.
1 day. Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
6 October 20146 October 2014.
The track passes an old ground-sluicing claim worked in the 1880s following part of the original benched miners' track. View water races, the Aorere Caves; Stafford's and Ballroom (torch required, extra care in these caves). The track loops past the ...
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St Arnaud Range Track
Track.
1 day. Medium. Return by the same track.
Updated
6 October 20146 October 2014.
This walk climbs steadily through beech forest to a height of over 1650 metres.
Above the bushline (at 1400 m), there are spectacular views from Parachute Rocks, which gained their name from a parachute‐shaped gravel scree located just to the ...
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Lake Hill Track
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
9 September 20149 September 2014.
A short walk to a modest hill with grand views over Lake Heron.
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East Cape to West Cape - the length of NZ's main divide
Track.
125 – 300 days. Hard. One way.
Updated
3 February 20213 February 2021.
A guide to my route from East Cape to West Cape, the length of NZ's main divide.
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Lakes Ida and Catherine
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
29 April 201429 April 2014.
A landscape of small glacial lakes near Lake Coleridge.
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Pigeon Island
Track.
Easy. Loop track.
Updated
20 March 201420 March 2014.
A loop track on an island in Lake Wakatipu.
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Klondyke Valley
Track.
1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
Created
18 March 201418 March 2014.
Valley track to tarns near the bushline.
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St Arnaud to Lewis Pass
Track.
5 – 9 days. Medium/hard. One way.
Created
8 January 20148 January 2014.
A 5-9 day north-south route from St Arnaud to the Lewis Pass, via Travers Pass, Waiau Pass, Thompson Pass and Three Tarn Pass. takes in good sections of the Travers, Sabine, Matakitaki and Maruia valleys.
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Hooker Valley Track
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Updated
5 December 20135 December 2013.
Mostly flat, easy and touristy track along the Hooker River from White Horse campground to the Hooker Glacier. Great views.
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Old Ghost Road
Track.
3 – 5 days. Medium. One way.
Updated
28 October 202228 October 2022.
A four or five day tramp from the Lyell Campsite(off SH6 in the Buller Gorge) to the Mokihinui road end (off SH67 near Seddonville). This trip uses the Mokihinui-Lyell-Backcountry-Trust (MLBT) cycle trail.Tramping times given. DOC has information on their website ...
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Shallow Bay
Track.
0 – 2 days. Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
18 August 201318 August 2013.
Short and easy day or overnight walk to a hut just off the Kepler Track.
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Lake Mistletoe Track
Track.
Easy. Loop track with a road section.
Created
17 August 201317 August 2013.
A short walk to a small lake on the Te Anau-Milford Highway.
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Lake Peel
Track.
1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
Created
6 August 20136 August 2013.
Pleasant walk to an alpine lake in the Cobb Valley.
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Black Valley Walk
Track.
Easy. One way.
Created
4 August 20134 August 2013.
Link track between St Arnaud village and the campground.
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Gibbs Walk
Track.
Easy. One way.
Created
4 August 20134 August 2013.
Short link track betweem St Arnaud village and campground.
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Loop Track, Lake Rotoiti
Track.
Easy. Loop track.
Created
4 August 20134 August 2013.
A short walk through the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project at St Arnaud. Lakeside beech forest.
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Honeydew Walk, Lake Rotoiti
Track.
Easy. Loop track.
Created
4 August 20134 August 2013.
This short loop leads into the edges of the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project area, a "mainland island" with pest numbers managed through aggressive trapping.
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Robinson Saddle
Track.
3 days. Easy/medium. One way.
Updated
1 May 20131 May 2013.
Forest and tops walk in Victoria Forest Park, visiting Lake Christabel.
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Kaihoka Lakes
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
11 April 201311 April 2013.
Short walk to a pair of dune lakes near Farewell Spit.
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Lake Wilson and the Valley of the Trolls
Track.
2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
Updated
28 February 201828 February 2018.
An overnight or multiday scenic diversion from the Routeburn Great Walk. The Valley of the Trolls is easily accessed from Harris Saddle and provides overnight camping for those wanting to get away from the crowds, while Lake Wilson provides stunning ...
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Lake Wombat
Track.
Easy. Return by the same track.
Created
7 February 20137 February 2013.
Short walk to a kettle lake near Franz Josef Glacier.
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