Walking

Linking Mount Aspiring National Park with Fiordland National Park, this famous hike – one of New Zealand’s nine Great Walks – offers an epic adventure in the Great Outdoors. At 32km long (19.8mi), hiking the Routeburn Track takes around 3 days. Popular among visitors and locals alike, the track is famous for its crystal-clear rivers, Middle-earth like Beech forests, awesome mountain vistas and impressive waterfalls.

Travelling in New Zealand's North Island and want to find the best easy day walks you can enjoy easily on route without too much preparation? Here's a handy guide to the North Island's best day walks, including our favourites in the Bay of Islands, Auckland, Rotorua, Tongariro and Wellington. We've included key facts like how to get there, distances, time and what you'll see on the way. Enjoy and happy walking!

New Zealand boasts some of the best short walks in the world and you don’t need to do a multi-day hike to get a taste of our wonderful flora, fauna and landscapes.