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Pouakai Summit & Tarn, New Plymouth

Long hike, 20 minutes from New Plymouth. Side-trip off Pouakai Circuit.

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Faust, Lewis Pass

Long hike near Lewis Pass. 30 minutes from Springs Junction, 45 from Hanmer Springs.

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Mt Ida via Tourist Spur, Naseby

Long hike, 15 minutes from Naseby & 20 from Ranfurly.

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Iron Hill, Cobb Reservoir

Long hike, 75 minutes from Tākaka.

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Mt Peel circuit, Cobb Reservoir

Long hike, 85 minutes from Tākaka.

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Mt Arthur - Horseshoe Basin circuit, Motueka

Long hike, 45 minutes from Motueka.

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Altimarloch, Seddon

Long hike, entirely 4WD track. 25 minutes from Seddon, 40 from Blenheim.

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Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro

Long hike, 20 minutes from Whakapapa village & 25 from National Park township. Active volcano.

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Dome Summit on Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro

Long hike in Tongariro NP, 20 minutes from National Park township. Active volcano, sporadic lahars.

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Mt Dumblane to Mt Charon, Hanmer Springs

Long hike from Jacks Pass, 13 minutes from Hanmer Springs.

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Mt Herbert, Banks Peninsula

Long hike accessible on foot from Diamond Harbour. 45 minutes from Christchurch.

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Mt Somers via Sharplin Falls, Mt Somers village

Long hike 12 minutes from Mt Somers village. 25 minutes from Methven.

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Breast Hill, Lake Hāwea

Long hike on the east shore of Lake Hāwea. 10 minutes from Hāwea township.

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Roy’s Peak, Wānaka: Summer vs Winter

Hiking to Roy’s Peak without snow, and to the famous lookout point in snow. A long hike 10 minutes from Wānaka.

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Isthmus Peak, Lake Hāwea

Long hike on isthmus between Lakes Wānaka & Hāwea. 20 minutes from Hāwea township.

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Moonlight Track, Queenstown

Long hike from Arthur’s Point to Ben Lomond Saddle, via less-used route. 10 minutes from Queenstown.

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Crown Peak, Arrowtown

Long hike, accessible on foot from Arrowtown.

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Sugarloaf Pass, Glenorchy

Long hike near the famous Routeburn Track. 30 minutes from Glenorchy.

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Lorn Peak, Kingston

Long hike 45 minutes from Queenstown.

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Mt Salmond - Doolan’s Headwaters Traverse, The Remarkables

Long hike from Gibbston to the Remarkables. 20 minutes from Arrowtown, 30 minutes from Queenstown.

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