New Zealand
Description
New Zealand is paradise for hikers. Tramping, as hiking or walking is called here, is very popular and well organised. Most tramps are inside one of New Zealand’s 14 NPs and 19 National Forests.
From the northern tip to Stewart Island in the south, New Zealand stretches out for 1.600 km, and the country has a 10% larger area than Great Britain. Thanks to high rainfall, its elongated north-south position, geology, mountains and winds, the country offers an enormous variety in landscapes. You will find countless rivers and lakes filled with fish, lush rainforests, alpine ridges and active volcanoes. The coastline is seemingly endless and varied, and dotted with small beaches. In all these landscapes hiking trails have been laid out. Ideal if you are looking for wilderness and isolation.
Trails, or tracks as they are called locally, and so-called backcountry huts are mostly maintained by the Department of Conservation (DOC). Tramping is possible on all levels of difficulty. The DOC distinguishes 6 Track Categories:
- Easy Access Tracks (very short)
- Short Walks
- Walking track (2429 km): day hikes
- Great walks (380 km) and Easy tramping tracks (895 km): track is generally well formed, may be steep, rough or muddy
- Tramping tracks (7803 km): track is mostly unformed with steep, rough or muddy sections
- Routes (1458 km): challenging; Track is mostly unformed with steep, rough or muddy sections
A special category are the so-called 9 Great Walks. In fact there are only 8, because the Whanganui Journey is a paddling route. These Great Walks are very scenic, not too difficult, and consequently most popular. During high season – from mid December until late January – these are best avoided. The Great Walks are:
- Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk, 42 km, 4 days
- Tongariro Northern Circuit, 50 km, 4 days
- Whanganui Journey - paddle, 144 km, 5 days
- Abel Tasman Coast Track, 51 km, 5 days
- Heaphy Track, 78 km, 5 days
- Routeburn Track, 32 km, 3 days
- Milford Track, 54, 4 days
- Kepler Track, 60 km, 4 days
- Rakiura Track, Stewart Island, 36 km, 3 days
All tramps have huts and camp sites. You will need to bring your own food. Also bring your own stove for cooking, except on the Great Walks where the huts have a kitchen with stove. Most huts are basic and cheap, The better and popular ones may be staffed by a warden. There are three categories of huts:
- 1000 huts in the NPs. Payment with tickets purchased in advance at for instance DOC visitor information centres. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass, valid for one year, and a good deal if used for 10 nights or more.
- There are a few Alpine Service Huts, high up in the mountains, which are a lot more expensive
- Great Walk Huts: these have their own separate ticket system and require a special Great Walks Pass. In addition these Great Walks, because of their popularity, are bookable online (DOC) and consequently frequently booked-out during high season.
Summer holidays in New Zealand run from mid December until late January. In this period walking trails are very busy. The Great Walks will be fully booked if you haven’t booked early. If you can avoid the high season, from mid November and until mid April is also a good time for hiking, although you may encounter snow high up in the mountains. Weather is changeable at all times.
Opinions

- OliverE
- Rate 9

- Miguel
- Rate 10
- Positive Better than any postcard at any corner, the landscape defies the imagination of even the most seasoned of hikers - or "trampers" as we are known to Kiwis. People are strangely yet genuinely friendly.

- bigkev
- Rate 10
- Positive Almost everything, except......
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Map
Trails
- Abel Tasman Coast TrackGPX
- Angelus and Robert Ridge
- Arahura and Styx Valleys tracks
- Avalanche Peak – Crow River route
- Ball Pass Crossing
- Cape Reinga Coastal Walkway
- Carrington Hut – Waimakariri Col – Otira Route
- Carrington Hut route
- Cascade Saddle Route
- Casey Saddle – Binser Saddle route
- Cass – Lagoon Saddle tramping track
- Devilskin Saddle route
- Dusky TrackGPX
- Edwards – Hawdon Route
- Edwards – Otehake route
- George Sound Track
- Gillespie Pass circuit
- Great Walks New Zealand
- Greenstone and Caples tracks
- Hapuakohe Walkway
- Harman Pass Route
- Harper Pass route
- Heaphy TrackGPX
- Historic Haast to Paringa Cattle Track
- Holdsworth – Kaitoke Tramp
- Hollyford TrackGPX
- Hump Ridge Track
- Inland Track
- Kaimai Mamaku North-South Track
- Kawhatau Base to Crow Hut Loop Track
- Kepler TrackGPX
- Kirwans Reward Track
- Knights Track to Pohangina Valley East Road Track
- Lake Man tramping track and route
- Lake Sumner and Lewis Pass routes
- Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk
- Leslie-Karamea Track
- Lewis Pass – Waiau Pass – Blue Lake route
- Manganuku Wahaatua Pakihi Heads Track
- Mangapurua Kaiwhakauka Track
- Manuoha to Waikareiti Track
- Matemateaonga Track
- Mavora – Greenstone Walkway
- Milford TrackGPX
- Minchin Pass route
- Mingha – Deception route
- Motatapu track
- Mount Arthur Tableland Circuit
- Mount Holdsworth – Jumbo Circuit
- North West Circuit Stewart Island
- Nydia Track, Marlborough Sounds
- Otago Central Rail Trail
- Papatahi Crossing
- Pelorus TrackGPX
- Pouakai Circuit
- Purity - Kelly Knight Hut Loop Track
- Purity to Kawhatau Base Track
- Pyke – Big Bay Route
- Queen Charlotte TrackGPX
- Rakiura TrackGPX
- Rangiwahia Hut - Deadmans TrackGPX
- Rees-Dart Track
- Renfrew Roadend to Table Flat Roadend
- Round the Mountain TrackGPX
- Routeburn TrackGPX
- Ruahine Corner to Kawhatau Base Track
- Southern Circuit Stewart Island
- St James Walkway
- Table Flat - Kashmir Roadend West-East crossing
- Tararua Northern CrossingGPX
- Tararua Southern CrossingGPX
- Te AraroaGPX
- Three Passes route
- Timaru River Track
- Tongariro Northern CircuitGPX
- Travers-Sabine Circuit
- Waipapa River TrackGPX
- Wangapeka Track
- Warawara Track
- Whirinaki Track
Regions
- Abel Tasman NP
- Ahuriri CP
- Aoraki or Mount Cook NP
- Arthur's Pass NP
- Bay of Plenty
- Canterbury
- Craigieburn FP
- East Coast
- Egmont NP
- Eyre Mountains CP
- Fiordland NP
- Hanmer FP
- Kahurangi NP
- Kaimai Mamaku FP
- Lake Sumner FP
- Marlborough
- Mavora Lakes Park
- Mount Aspiring NP
- Mount Richmond FP
- Nelson
- Nelson Lakes NP
- North Island
- Northland
- Northland FP
- Otago
- Pirongia FP
- Pureora FP
- Pyke Forest
- Rakiura NP
- Raukumara FP
- Rimutaka FP
- South Island
- Southland
- St James CP
- Tararua FP
- Te Urewera NP
- Tongariro
- Tongariro NP
- Waikato
- Wanganui
- Wellington
- West Coast NZ
- Western Ruahine FP
- Whanganui NP
- Whirinaki FP
Mountains
Links
Facts
- Walking & Hiking | Tourism New Zealand
Learn and share your walking and hiking New Zealand experiences.
- New Zealand Tramper
Interesting website on tramping (hiking) in New Zealand, with reports and information from many contributors on short and long hikes, tracks (trails), maps, huts, photo's and forums.
Reports
- Ian Fisk's Homestead about Tramping (Hiking)
Ian Fisk lives in New Zealand and on his home page he describes walkes in his own country and in England and Scotland.
- Tramping the Land of the Long White Cloud
Detailed descriptions and photos of 26 walks throughout New Zealand, including all nine "Great Walks".
Guides and maps
Lodging
- Huts on New Zealand Tramper
List of over 550 huts with all necessary info.
Organisations
- Tararua Tramping Club
A huge list of tramping reports on this website.
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books

United Kingdom
- Wildboy: To the Edge and Back
- More Adventures Through Rugged, Remote New Zealand Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2021
- Lonely Planet Best Day Walks New Zealand
- Lonely Planet`s Best Day Walks New Zealand is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs outside the city by picking a hike that works for you, from a few hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Climb ancient volcanoes, view amazing vistas, and scale tall mountains. Get to the heart of New Zealand and begin your journey... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
- New Zealand Hema Handy Atlas SPIRAL-BOUND
- Tour the land of the long white cloud with New Zealand`s clearest mapping.This small format atlas has more than 1500 motorhome parks, camping grounds, wastewater disposal sites and adventure activity locations marked. Additional city and national parks maps offer something for every kind of traveller, while a succinct trip planning section... Read more

United Kingdom
2009
- New Zealand - The Great Walks
- *This guide is highly recommended by Stanfords and is the leading authority on exploring New Zealand’s wild landscapes.*Alexander Stewart’s New Zealand - The Great Walks is the comprehensive and leading guide for those wanting to explore the islands’ wilderness paradises and is highly recommended by Stanfords. The guide covers a range of... Read more

Netherlands
2014
- Lonely Planet Tramping in New Zealand 7e Lonely Planet
- Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Hiking & Tramping in New Zealand is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire the dramatic peaks and valleys of Fiordland National Park, stroll past bays and beaches of the Abel... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
2014
- Lonely Planet Tramping in New Zealand 7e Lonely Planet
- Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Hiking & Tramping in New Zealand is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire the dramatic peaks and valleys of Fiordland National Park, stroll past bays and beaches of the Abel... Read more

Netherlands
- Big Like
- Twenty years after coming to America to escape the debacle at home, Wolf is in the middle of a successful career when a thought trips him up: What if he dies at forty? After one decade in survival mode and another decade in success mode, whats his purpose now? Stunned, he quits his job and goes to France to open himself up to new... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Big Like
- Twenty years after coming to America to escape the debacle at home, Wolf is in the middle of a successful career when a thought trips him up: What if he dies at forty? After one decade in survival mode and another decade in success mode, whats his purpose now? Stunned, he quits his job and goes to France to open himself up to new... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium

Netherlands
- Short Walks in Auckland: Coastal Part 2
- "Coastal {part two}" (Second edition) is part of a series of books encouraging residents and visitors alike to discover on foot the magnificence and uniqueness of Auckland, New Zealand. In this edition, we take you on twelve circular short walks alongside some of the region's Waitemata Harbour and Manukau Harbour inlets and estuaries. These... Read more

Belgium
- Short Walks in Auckland: Coastal Part 2
- "Coastal {part two}" (Second edition) is part of a series of books encouraging residents and visitors alike to discover on foot the magnificence and uniqueness of Auckland, New Zealand. In this edition, we take you on twelve circular short walks alongside some of the region's Waitemata Harbour and Manukau Harbour inlets and estuaries. These... Read more

Netherlands
- Slice of Heaven
- Why do people climb mountains, scramble up rocky crags, use iceaxes and crampons to ascend steep ice? Are climbers risk loving men or women, impervious to cold and hardship, and somewhat different to ordinary people? Ross Cullen argues in Slice of Heaven that he and his climbing companions are, like most climbers, everyday people who pursue... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Slice of Heaven
- Why do people climb mountains, scramble up rocky crags, use iceaxes and crampons to ascend steep ice? Are climbers risk loving men or women, impervious to cold and hardship, and somewhat different to ordinary people? Ross Cullen argues in Slice of Heaven that he and his climbing companions are, like most climbers, everyday people who pursue... Read more

Netherlands
- New Boots in New Zealand
- When Gillian Orrell abandoned corporate life in London to tramp New Zealand's nine Great Walks, she had little idea of what to expect. But uncertainty and inexperience soon gave way to the challenge of the walks themselves, as she embarked on the greatest adventure of her life. 'New Boots in New Zealand' is a day - by - day account of all nine... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- New Boots in New Zealand
- When Gillian Orrell abandoned corporate life in London to tramp New Zealand's nine Great Walks, she had little idea of what to expect. But uncertainty and inexperience soon gave way to the challenge of the walks themselves, as she embarked on the greatest adventure of her life. 'New Boots in New Zealand' is a day - by - day account of all nine... Read more

Netherlands
- Lonely Planet New Zealand
- A guide to travel in New Zealand includes information on New Zealand's national parks, glaciers, hiking trails, and resort towns Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Lonely Planet New Zealand
- A guide to travel in New Zealand includes information on New Zealand's national parks, glaciers, hiking trails, and resort towns Read more
Maps

United Kingdom
- NZ955 Plans of the Cook Islands - Southern Sheet
- Plans included: Takutea 1:75,000Atiu 1:75,000Mangaia 1:75,000Manuae 1:75,000Palmerston 1:75,000Mitiaro 1:75,000Mauke 1:75,000Aitutaki 1:60,000Arutanga Anchorage 1:15,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a... Read more

United Kingdom
- Coromandel Pocket Map
- Coromandel region in a series of maps covering various districts of New Zealand, with each title combining a detailed road map with street plans of local towns, all with road and street indexes. The maps are published in two formats: handy Pocket Maps or Pathfinders with, as the publishers put it “Larger print so you don’t squint”.The road... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ232 Lake Taupo (Taupomoana)
- Plans included:Tapuaeharuru Bay 1:20,000Waikato River Entrance 1:5,000Horomatangi Reef 1:30,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ614 Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere
- Plans included:Port Motueka 1:20,000Mapua 1:20,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning to detailed harbour... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ6912 Plans in Stewart Island / Rakiura
- Plans included:Port Pegasus / Pikihatiti 1:40,000Easy Harbour 1:40,000Port Adventure and Lords River / Tutaekawetoweto 1:40,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a... Read more

United Kingdom
- Auckland Kiwimaps City & District Pathfinder Map
- Auckland and environs in a series of maps covering various districts of New Zealand, with each title combining a detailed road map with street plans of local towns, all with road and street indexes. The maps are published in two formats: handy Pocket Maps or Pathfinders with, as the publishers put it “Larger print so you don’t squint”.The road... Read more

United Kingdom
- Napier, Hastings and Hawke`s Bay Pathfinder
- Napier - Hastings region in a series of maps covering various districts of New Zealand, with each title combining a detailed road map with street plans of local towns, all with road and street indexes. The maps are published in two formats: handy Pocket Maps or Pathfinders with, as the publishers put it “Larger print so you don’t squint”.The... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ542 Motiti Island to Pehitairi Point
- Plans included:Ohiwa Harbour Entrance 1:25,000Whakatane River Entrance 1:7,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ681 Approaches to Bluff and Riverton / Aparima
- Plan included:Riverton / Aparima 1:40,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning to detailed harbour charts.Notices to... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ7654 Chalky and Preservation Inlets
- Plans included:South Port 1:25,000North Port 1:25,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning to detailed harbour... Read more

United Kingdom
- Palmerston North Pathfinder
- Palmerston North region in a series of maps covering various districts of New Zealand, with each title combining a detailed road map with street plans of local towns, all with road and street indexes. The maps are published in two formats: handy Pocket Maps or Pathfinders with, as the publishers put it “Larger print so you don’t squint”.The... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ4212 Hokianga Harbour
- Plans included:Hokianga Harbour (Continuation) 1:40,000Bar & Entrance 1:20,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ252 Lake Wakatipu
- Plans included:Queenstown Bay to Picnic Point 1:50,000Frankton Arm to Queenstown Bay 1:20,000Queenstown Bay 1:5,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ7656 Dusky Sound
- Plan included:Continuation of Dusky Sound 1:25,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with a varied range of scales - from overall route planning to detailed harbour... Read more

United Kingdom
- NZ8215 Niuatoputapu Group and Niuafo`ou
- Plans included: Niuatoputapu and Tafahi 1:100,000Niuafo`ou 1:100,000Niuatoputapu Harbour 1:9,000Niuatoputapu Harbour Entrance 1:3,000Nautical charts for New Zealand, created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), are printed on demand at Stanfords after your order is placed and processed. They provide a detailed coverage of the coastline with... Read more
Walking holidays
Netherlands
- Nieuw-Zeeland - Noordereiland
- Een kort rondje over het subtropische Noordereiland, dat op vele manieren, naar je eigen smaak, uitgebreid kan worden. Lekker wandelen? blijf dan vooral langer in het vulkanische Tongariro NP of op Coromandel Peninsula. Liever relaxen op het strand? Ga dan naar de Bay of Islands en misschien ook Coromandel. Op zoek naar de geschiedenis van... Read more
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