The New Zealand Great Walks are a set of popular tramping tracks developed and maintained by the Department of Conservation. They are New Zealand's premier tracks, through areas of some of the best sc
Sub-tropical vegetation along Heaphy River
Mountain pass on Milford Track
An alpine section of the Kepler Track after snowfall
Typical swing bridge on Waikaremoana Great Walk
The Milford Track is a hiking route in New Zealand, located amidst mountains and temperate rain forest in Fiordland National Park in the southwest of the South Island. The 53.5 km hike starts at Glade
New Zealand Great Walks
…the huts or campsites. To conserve the tracks, it is illegal to camp within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of a Great Walk track or 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the Milford Track except at designated campsites. Sections of the Abel Tasman Coastal Track are particularly popular for day walks without overnight accommodation, as…
Trampers on part of Milford Track
Some sections carry over wetlands
The shelter hut on McKinnon Pass
Sheerdown Peak near the end of the Milford Track