New Zealand’s Great Walks – Happy Birthday

New Zealand is our #1 hiking destination in the world.

Infrastructure is terrific.

The Great Walks of New Zealand are just a few of the terrific tramping adventures available.

The Great Walks network was established by the Department of Conservation in 1992.

North Island

• Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk
• Tongariro Northern Circuit – the second day of the circuit follows the Tongariro Alpine Crossing over volcanic terrain.
• Whanganui Journey — this is actually not a walk but a kayak voyage on New Zealand’s longest navigable river. It is however managed under the Great Walks system.

South Island

• Abel Tasman Coast Track – the most popular track.
• Heaphy Track – at 82 kilometres the longest of the walking tracks, delivering the biggest contrast from palm-fringed beaches to sub-alpine tussock grasslands.
• Routeburn Track – at 32 kilometres the shortest of the walking tracks.
• Milford Track – the most famous of the Great Walks.
• Paparoa Track and Pike29 Memorial Track – 55km track 
• Kepler Track

Stewart Island / Rakiura

• Rakiura Track

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