Great Walks of New Zealand | New Zealand. North Island Lake Waikaremoana: Delve into the mystical green world of rainforests and wetlands as you wind through 46 kilometres of track entirely within the Te Urewera wilderness area. Tongariro Northern Circuit: This amazing 41 kilometre walk encircles active volcanoes and passes lava flows and craters through the Tongariro National Park. The first day includes the famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Whanganui Journey: Technically a canoe or kayak trip rather than a walk, the 145 kilometre Whanganui River Journey flows through a remote and rugged national park with stunning native forests and an abundance of birdlife.
South Island Abel Tasman Coast Track: Relish the commanding views of the coast as you explore the 51 kilometres of this track’s beautiful beaches and remarkable rock formations. Heaphy Track: The 82 kilometre Heaphy Track gives you the contrasts of luxuriant rainforest, sub-alpine tussock, high, rugged mountains and end with lowland forest and palm-fringed surf beaches. Guide to the 9 Great Walks of New Zealand - Backpacker Guide New Zealand. What you need to know about the 9 Great Walks. A Great Walk isn’t just simply turning up and hiking – that would be a “Super Awesome Walk”.
There is a bit of booking and planning involved. This article will cover: What are the 9 Great Walks? Accommodation of the Great Walks.How to book accommodation.How to prepare.What not to forget! What are the 9 great walks? The Great Walks are scattered in NZ’s most impressive and remote natural environments from the Hawke’s Bay region in the North Island, all the way to the most southern of NZ’s populated islands, Stewart Island. Ranging from 3 to 6 days, you can usually decide how ‘great’ you want to make your walk by doing detours to noteworthy and camera-clicky features.
Accommodation on the Great Walks Freedom camping is forbidden on the Great Walks, so you must book and pay for your accommodation through DoC. There are designated Great Walk campsites on all tracks but the Milford Track. How to book Accommodation for the Great Walks? Don’t forget! 5 Things to Know before Hiking in New Zealand.
If there was one reason above all else why I chose to move to New Zealand, it was for the landscapes. Hello, real Middle Earth anyone?’ Exactly. I also wanted to get back to my roots exploring, hiking and trekking, activities that for one reason or another took a backburner once I hit college. And is there anywhere else more beautiful than New Zealand to get back to nature? And while I did a few hikes here and there after I arrived, I hadn’t done any of the Great Walks or epic multi-treks around New Zealand, not exactly from fear, but more because I didn’t know where to start in terms of having to prepare. But lucky for me, this blog brought me in contact with Jenna and Jordan from Living a Kiwi Life, an awesome Canadian couple who are dedicated to experience the best New Zealand has to offer in outdoor activities.
Enjoy and good luck! 5 Things to Know before Hiking in New Zealand Before we moved to New Zealand we had never heard of a ‘Great Walk’. Kepler Ridge Source 1. 2. Source 3. Source. Lonely Planet Hiking & Tramping in New Zealand (Travel Guide): Lonely Planet, Lee Slater, Sarah Bennett, Jim DuFresne: 9781741790177: Amazon.com: Books.