Tramping is known elsewhere as hiking, trekking, walking, or rambling.
Walking is New Zealand's most popular physical activity.
KiwiWalks are a series of walks throughout NZ that are:
- easily accessible to a person wearing leisure footwear
- no more than one hour in duration
- suitable for most ages and fitness levels
- maintained and free.
Leisure walks around Whangamata Coromandel Peninsula.
Karangahake walkway.
Whangamata bush walks.
Fourteen short tracks
a range of day walks into the natural areas of the Coromandel Peninsula.
Tracks in the Waikato Region:
- Coromandel Forest Park
- Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park
- Hakarimata Scenic Reserve
- Pirongia Forest Park
- Pureora Forest Park
- Maungakawa Scenic Reserve
Mt Hikurangi.
Central North Island report on the
Mount Ruapehu/Crater Area/Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Ngauruhoe Summit/Tongariro Northern Circuit, and the
Round the Mountain (Ruapehu Track).
Walkways and Heritage Trails in urban and rural regions of Taranaki.
The Pouakai Ranges.
Mount Taranaki.
Wellington City's town belt offers many beautiful walks through parks & native bush.
Exploring New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park
by Natasha Nowakowski.
The Heaphy Track.
Walking in the Rotoiti Area Nelson Lakes National Park.
The Queen Charlotte Walkway.
The Kaikoura Coast Track.
The Omihi Scenic Reserve Walk
New Zealand Walkways
The H. G. Ell Walkway on the Port Hills south of Christchurch
This track runs from the Sign of the Takahe to the Sign of the Kiwi at the summit of
Dyers Pass.
Banks Peninsula Track - Akaroa
Arthur's Pass.
Walking around Wanaka
Hollyford Track guided walks
Fiordland Tramping Information
Stewart Island - Rakiura
day walks.
Nine Great Walks
the Abel Tasman Coast Track, the Heaphy Track, the Routeburn, Milford and Kepler Tracks (Fiordland), the Rakiura Track (Stewart Island), the Tongariro Northern Circuit, the Lake
Waikaremoana Track and the Whanganui Journey on the Whanganui River.
Huts maintained by the Department of Conservation.
Milford Track Independent Tramping Brochure (pdf).
Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre,
P O Box 29,
Te Anau,
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 3 249 7921 Fax: +64 3 249 7613
New Zealand Tramping FAQ ( OTMC )
Tramping in New Zealand
- The Internet Guide by jim.skywalker@stonebow.otago.ac.nz with information
on the Milford and Kepler tracks, Copeland Pass, Te Urewera, equipment and useful addresses.
Parks and tracks in the soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ.
Tramping gear for a weekend trip.
John Black's Tramping pages.
Burkhard's Tramping in New Zealand Page
Rob Cruickshank's Tramping Yarns
involving the Kaweka Ranges, the Ruahines, the Haurangis.
Tramping Trip Reports from Ian Fisk .
Jonathan Carr's photo gallery
of places to go tramping.
Hump Ridge Track, Tuatapere.
New Zealand Tramper extensive information about more than 60 tracks.
Scott Yost's Tramping trip to New Zealand. Details of the
Milford Track, Routeburn Track, Abel Tasman Track, and the Tongariro Circuit.
Auckland Baptist Tramping Club
Auckland Catholic Tramping Club
Auckland Gay Tramping Group( # Nov 07 )
North Shore Tramping Club.
West Auckland District Tramping Club.
Pukekohe Tramping Club
Waikato Tramping Club.
Tararua Tramping Club, named after the Tararua mountain range 50km north of Wellington.
Wellington Tramping & Mountaineering Club
Kaumatua Tramping Club Wellington, for the 35+ .
Nelson Tramping Club
Marlborough Tramping Club
Christchurch Tramping Club
The Hospital Tramping Club, Christchurch
The Lambda Trampers & Lambda Lattes Christchurch
Peninsula Tramping Club Christchurch
Avon Tramping Club, Christchurch
Canterbury Mountaineering Club
Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Walking Groups listed by the Walking New Zealand monthly.
Rock Climbing, Bouldering and Sport Climbing
The New Zealand Alpine Club.
Women Climbing
New Zealand Land Search and Rescue
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
Avalanche Management Training
Recreational Back Country Avalanche Safety an introductory course, Avalanche Safety Management I & II.
The New Zealand Speleological Society.
The Forest and Bird Society.
Te Papa Atawhai Department of Conservation
Manatu Mo Te Taiao New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
Terralink New Zealand Ltd took on the
commercial functions of the Department of Survey and Land Information in July 1996.
Bushwise women.
Hiking New Zealand Nature Safaris
will take you into the wilderness, to secret places off the tourist route and away from the major tracks
and walkways.
New Zealand Climbing - Area Guides maintained by John Davis.
Wanaka Rock Climbing
Alpine Guides (Mount Cook).
Alpine Recreation Lake Tekapo.
Aspiring Guides Southern Alps, New Zealand.
New Zealand Mountaineering with Adventure Consultants.
New Zealand Wild Walks specialise in hiking and climbing in Mt Aspiring National Park and the South West World Heritage Area where the scenery is spectacular and the challenges many.
Aarn Bodypacks.
Cactus Climbing equipment.
Macpac backpacks, tents and sleeping bags
McEwings Mountain Sports.
Ultralight tramping.
Adventure Consultants - High Altitude Expeditions.
Trekking in Borneo and Vietnam with Active Travel.
Your rights in the Queen's Chain
Do New Zealanders have the right to walk along any part of the coastline, or beside any river or lake ?
Many people will be surprised to find that the answer may be no.
Public Access New Zealand
was formed in 1992 to counter a major shift towards privatisation of public lands and waters,
with consequent loss of public recreational rights. ( # Nov 07 )
