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
Shakespear Regional Park is one of Auckland’s easiest coastal walks, with open tracks, birdlife, beaches and enough space to make the drive feel worth it.
Shakespear Regional Park is one of Auckland’s easiest coastal walks, with open tracks, birdlife, beaches and enough space to make the drive feel worth it.
The Mount Wellington walk in Auckland is short, exposed and sharper than it looks. It is not a big hike, but it is one of the better quick uphill hits...
The Mount Wellington walk in Auckland is short, exposed and sharper than it looks. It is not a big hike, but it is one of the better quick uphill hits...
The Muriwai gannet colony walk is short, noisy, smelly and much more interesting than the distance suggests. Here’s the current access from Maukatia / Māori Bay, when the gannets are...
The Muriwai gannet colony walk is short, noisy, smelly and much more interesting than the distance suggests. Here’s the current access from Maukatia / Māori Bay, when the gannets are...
Thorps Quarry starts gently. The summit loop doesn’t. Here’s what the Clevedon Scenic Reserve walk is really like, including the stairs, views, parking and track conditions.
Thorps Quarry starts gently. The summit loop doesn’t. Here’s what the Clevedon Scenic Reserve walk is really like, including the stairs, views, parking and track conditions.
Fairy Falls Walk in the Waitākere Ranges is one of Auckland’s better short waterfall walks, but current access matters. Here is the honest guide to what is open, what is...
Fairy Falls Walk in the Waitākere Ranges is one of Auckland’s better short waterfall walks, but current access matters. Here is the honest guide to what is open, what is...