by Jub | Aug 28, 2025
Welcome to this post about the 9 best hikes in New Zealand. Having been on hundreds of tracks in New Zealand, it’s hard enough to come up with a top 9, let along rank them. So I’ve popped them in order from North to South. No faffing about here,...
by Jub | Aug 27, 2025
Daly’s Clearing Loop Track is an ~9km loop track. It’s not a popular walk with many people doing the loop as a part of an overnight trip to Daly’d Clearing Hut. This post will give you all you need to know about taking on this walk. TABLE OF CONTENTS...
by Jub | Aug 27, 2025
Planning to do the Mount Te Aroha summit track? It’s hard work, but you’re in for a treat! This post will be about the Mt Te Aroha summit track, the most popular route to the summit. With 900+ metres of elevation in less than 10km, read on to get the...
by Jub | Aug 27, 2025
Important: This post focuses on the short route to the Mount Karangahake summit hike. I’ll mention a longer route at the bottom of the post. The Mount Karangahake walk is a loop walk under 10km that fills in a few hours. The walk starts on the gorge floor and...
by Jub | Aug 27, 2025
The Tokorangi Pa Track is an 11.5km loop starting at the i-SITE visitor center in the Whakarewarewa Forest, a.k.a. The Redwoods, in Rotorua. It’s a reasonably easy walk with the biggest climb happening in the first third of the journey. From there you wander...
by Jub | Aug 27, 2025
Skyline Walkway Wellington is an end to end track that’s less than 15km long. You’ll get some epic views, including some of the CBD, yet you feel like you’re hours away from the city. This post will give you everything you need to know about...
