Great Walks
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The Abel Tasman Track was my fourth Great Walk in New Zealand (after the Routeburn, the Kepler, and the Rakiura Track), and I didn’t really know what to expect except moderate hiking and stunning beaches. What I found while hiking this track over 5 days was pure gold: coastal cliffs and lush greenery meeting turquoise-colored…
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Calling all volcano lovers! This multi-day hike in New Zealand is filled with dramatic landscapes to make your heart swoon – I know mine did. The Tongariro Northern Circuit (or Tongariro Circuit for short) is located in Tongariro National Park on the North Island of New Zealand. Due to the Maori history and cultural significance…
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As a lover of hiking and mountain scenery, I was determined to complete some of New Zealand’s famous Great Walks during my year-long working holiday. Because I was living in Queenstown, I was spoiled with easy access to the Southern Alps mountain range and many amazing hiking trails in the area, including Fiordland National Park’s…
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A remote island experience and bird lover’s paradise are what draw most people to Stewart Island, located just off the coast of the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. There is only one town, Oban, but the rest is entirely undeveloped land protected within Rakiura National Park. While the park showcases native forest, backcountry…
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Also, how I got charged by New Zealand’s most iconic bird and then covered in mud while hiking the Rakiura Track on Stewart Island. Any visitor to this little island country is rewarded at every turn (and there are many – the roads in New Zealand are windy AF). Brimming with lush tropical forests, unreal…
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Before I moved to New Zealand, I knew that one of my main priorities was going to be finding some of the best hikes to do. Through people I met in Colorado who had been to New Zealand before, I heard of this thing called the “Great Walks” – which I later learned more about…
