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Island/RakiuraStewart
Fiordland &
Abel Tasman,
Northland, Auckland
p237West Coast
p258Around QueenstownMt Aspiring National Park &
Pass & Aoraki/Mt Cook
p165Nelson LakesKahurangi &
MarlboroughQueen Charlotte &
Central North Island
Tongariro, Urewera &p54
p144
p202
p285
p110Around WellingtonTaranaki, Whanganui &
p84
Canterbury, Arthur's
& Coromandel
THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESE ARCHED BY
Sarah Bennett & Lee Slater,
Jim DuFresne
Hiking &Tramping in New
Zealand
©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
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Welcome to New Zealand 4
New Zealand Map 6
New Zealand’sNine Great Walks 8
Need to Know 14
If You Like 16
Itineraries 20
Outdoor Pursuits 28
New Zealand’s Birds 34
Safety in the Outdoors 38
Clothing, Equipment &Food 45
Regions at a Glance 50
NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND& COROMANDEL 54
Te Paki Coastal Track 56
Rangitoto Island Loop 61
Aotea Track 64
Hillary Trail 69
Kauaeranga Kauri Trail 75
Towns & Facilities 80
Auckland 80Kaitaia 81
Tryphena 82
Thames 83
TONGARIRO, UREWERA& CENTRAL NORTHISLAND 84
Tongariro National Park 86
TongariroNorthern Circuit 89
Kaimanawa Forest Park 93
Umukarikari-UrchinCircuit 94
Te UrewaraNational Park 96
Lake WaikaremoanaGreat Walk 9 8
Ruapani Circuit 101
Whirinaki Te Pua aTane Conservation Park 103
Whirinaki Track 104
Towns & Facilities 107
Whakapapa Village 107
National Park 107
Turangi 108
Murupara 108
Wairoa 109
TARANAKI,WHANGANUI &AROUNDWELLINGTON 110
Egmont National Park 112
Pouakai Circuit 115
Pouakai Crossing 118
Around theMountain Circuit 119
Mt Taranaki Summit 121
WhanganuiNational Park 121
Matemateaonga Track 123
Mangapurua &Kaiwhakauka Tracks 126
Ruahine Forest Park 129
Rangiwahia &Deadmans Loop 130
Tararua Forest Park 132Mt Holdsworth-JumboCircuit 134
Holdsworth-KaitokeTrack 136
Towns & Facilities 139
New Plymouth 139
Stratford 140
Whanganui 140
Palmerston North 141
Masterton 142
Wellington 142
QUEEN CHARLOTTE &MARLBOROUGH 144
Queen CharlotteTrack 146
Nydia Track 152
Pelorus Track 154
Kaikoura Coast Track 159Towns & Facilities 162
Picton 162
Havelock 163
Kaikoura 164
ABEL TASMAN,KAHURANGI &NELSON LAKES 165
Abel TasmanNational Park 168
Abel TasmanCoast Track 169
KahurangiNational Park 174
Heaphy Track 175
Wangapeka Track 180
Tableland Circuit 184
PLANYOUR TRIP
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Nelson LakesNational Park 187
Lake Angelus Track 191
Travers-SabineCircuit 193
St Arnaud RangeTrack 196
Towns & Facilities 197
Nelson 197
Motueka 198Marahau 199
Takaka 199
Karamea 200
St Arnaud 201
CANTERBURY,ARTHUR’S PASS &AORAKI/MT COOK 202
Banks PeninsulaTrack 204
Mt Somers Track 208
St James Walkway 212
Arthur’s PassNational Park 216
Avalanche Peak 218
Goat Pass Track 220
Harper Pass 222
Cass-LagoonSaddles Track 226Aoraki/Mt CookNational Park 228
Mueller Hut Route 230
Towns & Facilities 232
Christchurch 232
Akaroa 233
Methven 234
Hanmer Springs 234
Arthur’s Pass 235Mt Cook Village 235
WEST COAST 237
The Old Ghost RoadTrack 240
Paparoa National Park 243
Inland Pack Track 244
Croesus Track 247
Westland Tai PoutiniNational Park 250
Welcome Flat 251
Towns & Facilities 254
Westport 254
Punakaiki 255
Greymouth 255
Franz Josef Glacier 256
Fox Glacier 256
MT ASPIRING NATIONAL PARK & AROUNDQUEENSTOWN 258
Routeburn Track 261
Greenstone CaplesTrack 265
Mavora–GreenstoneWalkway 269
Rees-Dart Track 272MatukitukiValley Tracks 275
GillespiePass Circuit 278
Towns & Facilities 282
Queenstown 282
Glenorchy 283
Wanaka 283
FIORDLAND & STEWARTISLAND/RAKIURA 285
Fiordland National Park 287
Milford Track 290
Hollyford Track 295
Kepler Track 300
Hump Ridge Track 303
Stewart Island/Rakiura 307
Rakiura Track 308
North West Circuit 312
Towns & Facilities 316
Te Anau 316
Tuatapere 317
Invercargill 317
Oban 318
New ZealandToday 322
History 324
Environment 334
Directory A–Z 342
Transport 354
Glossary 361
Index 364
Map Legend 375
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