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Table 3.2 Characteristics of the Great Walks, New Zealand (short-medium
distance trails)

Name Degree of diffi culty Distance Duration

Lake Waikaremoana Easier tramping track 46 km 3-4 days

Tongariro Northern
Circuit

Easier tramping track 43.1 km 3-4 days

Whanganui Journey
(canoe/kayak)

Easier tramping track 145 km 5 days

Abel Tasman Coast
Track

Easier tramping track 54.4 km 3-5 days

Heaphy Track Easier tramping track

Advanced/expert if
mountain biking

78.4 km 4-6 days

Milford Track Easier tramping track 53.5 km 4 days

Kepler Track Easier tramping track 60 km 3-4 days loop track

Routeburn Track Easier tramping track 32 km 2-4 days

Rakiura Track Easier tramping track 39 km 3 days

Source: Compiled from Department of Conservation (2013).

Figure 3.5 The Great Walks of New Zealand

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