Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Old Ghost Road Track
The completion of this track will finish a job started by 19th-
century gold-miners, some of whom left some stuff (and their spirits?) behind. (
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Croesus Track
Regarded as one of the best surviving 'pack tracks' in NZ, the gold-miners
who built it left behind many fascinating landmarks. (
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Loop Walks
There's so much satisfaction in a loop walk: making it all the way back to where you started,
without the complication of transport connections or the déjà vu of backtracking.
Ruapani Circuit
This easy two-day loop to peaceful Lake Waikareiti offers the opportunity
to take a rowboat out on the lake. (
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Pouakai Circuit
This two-day circuit features spectacular views from the top of the Pou-
akai Range, an area of rugged ridges with an amazing swamp and interesting plants. (
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Kepler Track
A Fiordland Great Walk often said to rival Routeburn and Milford, this mem-
orable alpine crossing takes in eye-popping sights such as towering bluffs, razor-edged
ridges and crazy caves. (
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North West Circuit
Stewart Island's legendary tramp is a coastal epic around a remote and
natural coastline featuring isolated beaches, huge sand dunes and birds galore. (
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IF YOU LIKE… SHORTCUTS
Hop aboard a jetboat for a memorable tramping shortcut along the Wilkin River on the
Gillespie Pass Circuit (
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or Dart River on the Rees-Dart Track (
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Mountain Biking
A combination of better bikes, cycling advocacy and trail funding has seen a dramatic in-
crease in off-road cycling, on purpose-built tracks and walking tracks converted to dual use.
Queen Charlotte Track
This long-time favourite of Kiwi mountain bikers now numbers
among the New Zealand Cycle Trail's 'Great Rides'. (
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Heaphy Track
After a successful trial, this Great Walk is now officially open to riders in
winter. More will follow this landmark precedent. (
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