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

Maungauika / North Head Auckland Walk: Tunnels, Views and Parking

Maungauika / North Head Auckland Walk: Tunnels,...

Maungauika / North Head is an easy Devonport walk with brilliant harbour views, public tunnels and far more to explore than we expected.

Maungauika / North Head Auckland Walk: Tunnels,...

Maungauika / North Head is an easy Devonport walk with brilliant harbour views, public tunnels and far more to explore than we expected.

Kepa Bush Walk Auckland: Parking, Loop and What It’s Really Like

Kepa Bush Walk Auckland: Parking, Loop and What...

Kepa Bush is a rougher short Auckland bush walk with good birdlife and plenty of mud after rain. Here’s what to expect from the Thatcher Street loop.

Kepa Bush Walk Auckland: Parking, Loop and What...

Kepa Bush is a rougher short Auckland bush walk with good birdlife and plenty of mud after rain. Here’s what to expect from the Thatcher Street loop.

Takarunga / Mount Victoria Walk Devonport: Honest Guide

Takarunga / Mount Victoria Walk Devonport: Hone...

Takarunga / Mount Victoria is barely a climb, but the harbour view is one of Auckland’s best. Here’s what parking, ferry access and the summit are really like.

Takarunga / Mount Victoria Walk Devonport: Hone...

Takarunga / Mount Victoria is barely a climb, but the harbour view is one of Auckland’s best. Here’s what parking, ferry access and the summit are really like.

St Johns Bush Walk in Meadowbank: What It’s Really Like

St Johns Bush Walk in Meadowbank: What It’s Rea...

St Johns Bush is small, central and far greener than the surrounding streets suggest. Here’s what the walk is like with kids, dogs and less than an hour.

St Johns Bush Walk in Meadowbank: What It’s Rea...

St Johns Bush is small, central and far greener than the surrounding streets suggest. Here’s what the walk is like with kids, dogs and less than an hour.

Hunua Falls Walk: What the Short Track Is Really Like

Hunua Falls Walk: What the Short Track Is Reall...

Hunua Falls delivers a 30-metre waterfall within minutes of the car park. Here’s the honest take on the short walk, crowds, swimming and whether it’s worth going.

Hunua Falls Walk: What the Short Track Is Reall...

Hunua Falls delivers a 30-metre waterfall within minutes of the car park. Here’s the honest take on the short walk, crowds, swimming and whether it’s worth going.

Mount Donald McLean Walk Auckland: Quiet Waitākere Lookout Worth the Drive

Mount Donald McLean Walk Auckland: Quiet Waitāk...

Mount Donald McLean walk is a short uphill track in the southern Waitākere Ranges with a quiet summit lookout, big harbour and west coast views, and a drive that makes...

Mount Donald McLean Walk Auckland: Quiet Waitāk...

Mount Donald McLean walk is a short uphill track in the southern Waitākere Ranges with a quiet summit lookout, big harbour and west coast views, and a drive that makes...