Tracks
Day walks for Alert Level 3
Crater Rim Walkway
Track
• 1 day. Easy/medium. One way.
Follow the ridge of the volcanic Port Hills above Christchurch.
Puke Ariki Track
Track
• 1 day. Easy/medium. One way.
A long traverse of Belmont Regional Park near Wellington. Hilly farmland, harbour views, explosives magazines, and native forest.
Te Henga Walkway - from Bethells Beach, Waitakere
Track
• Easy. Return via same track.
Ok. Are you ready to be blown away?
Maybe literally - choose your day!
Take this one as seriously as you like (run or tramp), with generous portions of ocean and beach.
A great one for trampy n...
Rapaki Track
Track
• Easy. One way.
An evenly graded climb up to the Summit Road on Christchurch's Port Hills.
Tunnel Beach
Track
• Easy. Return via same track.
A popular coastal walk in Dunedin that explores coastal cliffs and a hand-dug tunnel.
Waitakere Dam Walk
Track
• Easy. One way.
A sealed private road to the dam, with good views and a large kauri along the way.
Organ Pipes
Track
• Easy. Return via same track.
A brisk climb to an outcrop of basalt columns with views across the Otago Peninsula.
Track grades
- Easy
- Unusually smooth, well-marked track, easy gradients. Up to about 4 hours per day.
- Easy-medium
- Typical lowland track. Generally easy walking and well marked. Ascents of up to 1000m. Some easy river crossings, unmarked travel along rivers.
- Medium
- Typical tops track. Experienced trampers only. Rough, muddy and poorly marked or unmarked. Ascents of up to 2000m. River crossings, open tops, passes. Up to about 8 hours per day.
- Medium-hard
- Navigation and snow skills (use of ice axe and crampons) required. Glaciers, exposure to falls.
- Hard
- Rough or non-existent tracks. Following ridges, bush spurs, and rivers. Steep ascents, arduous travel, hazardous conditions, snow and navigation skills essential.