Outside in Aotearoa
What's happening outdoors around New Zealand. Track updates, mountain news and good reasons to get out there.
Lake Marian is a 6.2 km return alpine tramp beyond the falls. Plan the steep terrain, Hollyford Road start, spring hazards and essential gear.
Read more... : Lake Marian: the steep climb beyond the waterfallsWalk Ōkārito Trig: 4.2 km return and about 90 minutes, with School House parking, junction guidance, real aerial maps and what to bring.
Read more... : Ōkārito Trig: lagoon, coast and Southern Alps viewsPlan Lake Daniell from Marble Hill: 8.4 km each way, roughly six hours return, with a route map, hut booking details and packing advice.
Read more... : Lake Daniell: plan the forest walk and lakeside hut visitFind Thunder Creek Falls on SH6: a 200 m return walk to a 28 m waterfall viewpoint, with parking, toilet information and actual aerial maps.
Read more... : Thunder Creek Falls: an easy stop on the Haast HighwayWalk to Coal Creek Falls near Rūnanga: 3.6 km return, about an hour, with entrance directions, real route maps and practical packing advice.
Read more... : Coal Creek Falls: a forest walk near GreymouthPlan the Tongariro Alpine Crossing with detailed route stages, genuine trail photos, maps, packing advice, transport tips and attributed hikers’ accounts.
Read more... : Tongariro Alpine Crossing: the detailed trail, photo and packing guidePlan Lake Rotokura near Ohakune: an easy forest outing past Dry Lake, access and parking, cultural care, what to bring and accurate aerial maps.
Read more... : Lake Rotokura: a quiet forest walk near OhakuneExplore Ship Creek’s 1 km Dune Lake loop: about 30 minutes, coastal boardwalks, viewing platforms, parking and toilets, plus location and route maps.
Read more... : Ship Creek Dune Lake Walk: coastal forest and West Coast viewsWalk to Haast Pass Lookout: 1.5 km return, about an hour and 150 m of climbing, with parking, toilet planning, mountain views and real route maps.
Read more... : Haast Pass Lookout: a short climb to Southern Alps viewsPlan Roaring Billy Falls: about 1 km return through lush forest, a riverbank viewpoint, road access, toilet stops and clear aerial route maps.
Read more... : Roaring Billy Falls: an easy forest walk beside the Haast RiverFind Fantail Falls on the Haast Highway: a short return walk, riverbank views, nearby toilets, what to bring and real location and route maps.
Read more... : Fantail Falls: a short waterfall stop on the Haast HighwayFind Piroa Falls near Waipū: a short stepped gorge walk, limited gravel-road parking, a flood-prone bridge and accurate aerial route maps.
Read more... : Piroa Falls: a short gorge walk near Waipū
