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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...