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Note Waitahu biv in the bottom left of the picture and how solidly bush clad the river valley is below the biv.   More »

Find out what this site can do for you and how you can participate.   More »

The Pinnacles Track is a great track for young and old, large and small. The circuit track leads to a modern hut on the Pinnacles, with views across the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond.   More »

Te Araroa is a proposed walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. It is not complete at present, although some sections of the trail have been opened.   More »

An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.   More »

This page will help to answer your most basic questions about tramping in New Zealand   More »

An introduction to the DOC Great Walks   More »

The Milford Track is an alpine journey through Fiordland National Park, and New Zealand's most renowned walking track, visited by approximately 6 500 walkers during the Summer Season each year. Almost half of this number are New Zealanders.   More »

Ok this is another goodie, 3-4 hours walk in young kauri forest with a view of the Manukau Harbour mouth and a great waterfall on the way - take your togs! A good introduction to tramping for your beginner friends ...   More »

A short, wet walk in Belmont Regional Park.   More »

Note Waitahu biv in the bottom left of the picture and how solidly bush clad the river valley is below the biv.   More »

Find out what this site can do for you and how you can participate.   More »

The Pinnacles Track is a great track for young and old, large and small. The circuit track leads to a modern hut on the Pinnacles, with views across the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond.   More »

Te Araroa is a proposed walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. It is not complete at present, although some sections of the trail have been opened.   More »

An internationally renowned and popular alpine crossing between Fiordland and Lake Wakatipu.   More »

An introduction to the DOC Great Walks   More »

This page will help to answer your most basic questions about tramping in New Zealand   More »

The Milford Track is an alpine journey through Fiordland National Park, and New Zealand's most renowned walking track, visited by approximately 6 500 walkers during the Summer Season each year. Almost half of this number are New Zealanders.   More »

A short, wet walk in Belmont Regional Park.   More »

Easy, sunny coastal track with golden sands and excellent swimming. This, the busiest track in the country follows, the full length of the small park's beautiful coastline.   More »

Mount Taranaki, Taken from the roof of Lake Dive Hut. 30-7-10   More »

Reflection of Mount Taranaki in Lake Dive. 31-7-10   More »

This well appointed hut would is a welcome sight after the long climb up the hill from the carpark   More »

Lake Dive Hut   More »

The most popular hut in the Pureora Forest   More »

Wussed out and pitched it. It was steep.   More »

South Temple Hut (6 bunks, stove, firewood avail., tank water) is a pleasent 6-bunk tramping hut in the South Temple. It is located on a terrace just above the river, with beech forest upriver, and looking over small tussock flats ...   More »

A popular destination for hunters so be prepared to share with them. Also seems to be a lot of air traffic here with frequent helecopter landings and an air strip just across the river   More »

River walking, climbing through beech forest and travelling over tussock tops in the north of the Tararua Range.   More »

Aokaparangi Hut (2 bunks, matresses, tank water): A tidy, well insulated 2-bunk hut on the bush-line overlooking the Waiohine River. There's no fire (despite the abundance of firewood), but it's fully lagged and double glazed and didn't take long to ...   More »