Honest New Zealand hiking guides, trail notes and practical advice from Wyld Peak. Real NZ walks, useful planning, DOC basics, safety notes and the small details that actually matter once you leave the car park.
New Zealand Hiking Guides: Walks, Tracks & National Parks
Someone built a dance floor inside a cave. A newspaper reported a supposed curse involving horses. And people are still arguing about secret tunnels beneath North Head. We've walked the...
Someone built a dance floor inside a cave. A newspaper reported a supposed curse involving horses. And people are still arguing about secret tunnels beneath North Head. We've walked the...
DOC track conditions can save a wasted drive, but they won't tell you everything. Here's where we check alerts, closures and access before hiking, plus the surprises we've learned to...
DOC track conditions can save a wasted drive, but they won't tell you everything. Here's where we check alerts, closures and access before hiking, plus the surprises we've learned to...
We've been doing the Panmure Basin walk for decades, back when the old bridge had a bit more wobble than we'd have liked. Here's what the 3.9 km loop is...
We've been doing the Panmure Basin walk for decades, back when the old bridge had a bit more wobble than we'd have liked. Here's what the 3.9 km loop is...
Our Tahuna Torea walk took about 45 minutes, even with plenty of stops for photos and video. It’s mostly flat, full of birdlife and much quieter than we expected. Here’s...
Our Tahuna Torea walk took about 45 minutes, even with plenty of stops for photos and video. It’s mostly flat, full of birdlife and much quieter than we expected. Here’s...
New Zealand streams can look ridiculously clean, but clear water doesn’t tell you what’s happening upstream. Here’s why we’d usually treat it first, plus what Giardia, 1080, hut water and...
New Zealand streams can look ridiculously clean, but clear water doesn’t tell you what’s happening upstream. Here’s why we’d usually treat it first, plus what Giardia, 1080, hut water and...
Short, flat and better for birdlife than we expected, Helensville River Walkway is an easy local wander. Here’s our take on parking, dogs and whether it’s worth making the trip.
Short, flat and better for birdlife than we expected, Helensville River Walkway is an easy local wander. Here’s our take on parking, dogs and whether it’s worth making the trip.