NZ Walks & Tramping

Day walks are one of the most popular recreational activities in New Zealand, enjoyed by both New Zealanders and overseas visitors alike. In 2006 nearly half a million tourists completed either a half-day bush walk or a full day of trekking or tramping. This is not surprising given New Zealand hosts a highly accessible network of conservation and reserve areas, offering everything from leisurely 1-2 hour coastal and beach walks, to full on 8-hour plus days through lush beech forest and alpine areas, and everything in-between. Day W... read more

The reality for most trampers is that their trips usually have to fit into weekends. This revised and expanded edition of the bestselling South Island Weekend Tramps is a collection of the best of the South Island's two-and three-day tramping trips. Featuring 50 new maps in the popular Bird's Eye style, it includes: 50 tramps from around the South Island; 6 new tramps; Tramps ranging in difficulty, with something for every ability; Information on length, difficulty, time, huts, maps; Detailed description of the tramp and points of ... read more

This book is a guide to all the oublic walking tracks in Canterbury, encompassing an area from Lewis Pass and Hanmer springs in the north, to Mount Somers and Peel Forest in the south. In between there are walks around Christchurch city and the Canterbury coastline, the foothills forests, South Canterbury and Arthurs Pass. There are well over 100 walks in this book, ranging from short strolls to day tramps. Walks that will suit people of any age, fitness or inclination. Each walk description includes information on how to get t... read more

This booklet is a concise, up-to-date guide to the current walking tracks and mountain bike trails on the Port Hills, with descriptive text and detailed maps. The Port Hills straddle the space between Canterbury and Banks Peninsula, on one side Christhchurch (Otautahi) and on the other Lyttelton Harbour (Whakaraupo). There are unparalleled opportunities for walking and recreation on the Port Hills, with a complexity of tracks and bush resevres that would take many weekends to explore. There is scope for 1 hour walks, half da... read more

New Zealand has some of the most magnificent and accessible wilderness areas on earth, and exploring them on foot is both exhilarating and rewarding. The key to an enjoyable and safe outdoor adventure lies in sound preparation, and The New Zealand Tramper's Handbook is an excellent starting point. Aimed at beginner trampers, it gives practical and sensible information on: clothing, footwear and equipment; maps and navigation; weather, river crossings and other challenges; safety and survival skills; camping tips and hut etiquette; ... read more

Classic Tramping in New Zealand is a beautifully photographed, award-winning tribute to fourteen of New Zealand's finest tramping trips. This revised and updated edition now includes superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three dimensions and two new tramps: the Frew Saddle-Toaroha Saddle and the Northwest Ruahine Range. Trips range from moderate, three-day hikes to more challenging, multi-day adventures for experienced trampers. Classic Tramping will serve both as an inspiring reference to some of New Zealand's greatest tr... read more

Classic Walks of New Zealand is a best-selling tribute to nine of New Zealand's finest walking tracks. This revised and updated edition now includes superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three dimensions. Classic Walks will serve both as an inspiring introduction to walking these tracks and a high-quality memento of great experiences. This revised edition published November 2009.

A fully up-to-date guide to one of New Zealand most popular scenic and historic routes for trampers and cyclists, the Otago Central Rail Trail. The Otago Central Rail Trail is a hike and bike trail that follows the old railway line built through Central Otago in the late 19th century, at a time when bridges and viaducts were constructed in hand-shaped stone. The trail is 150 km long and has been developed for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. This guide divides the trail into 12 easy-to-complete sections, and includes all sorts o... read more

Written by two experienced trampers, with the support of the Department of Conservation, this regional guide provides practical descriptions of every established track or route, as well as up-to-date information on access, track conditions, huts and campsites, and scenic attractions. The following South Island National Parks are covered.

Westland
Mount Cook
Mount Aspiring
Fiordland

Off the Beaten Track is a tantalising guide to 20 multi-day walks across New Zealand farmland, through forest sanctuaries and along stretches of coastline - from the kauri-fringed bays of Great Barrier Island to the alpine tarns of Southland. While not all the walks featured here are over private land, what they do have in common is that in exchange for a modest payment, enthusiastic walkers can tramp or amble through New Zealand's hills and backcountry without a heavy pack, with a comfortable bed at the end of the day and fine din... read more

Written by two experienced trampers, with the support of the Department of Conservation, this regional guide provides practical descriptions of every established track or route, as well as up-to-date information on access, track conditions, huts and campsites, and scenic attractions. The following North Island National Parks are covered.

Te Urewera
Tongariro
Egmont
Whanganui

Sea-cliffs, tussock ridgelines, volcanic rock outcrops and isolated stands of native forest typify the diversity of walking on the peninsula. There are mnay small bush reserves and a growing number of walking tracks. With fine beaches and bays the peninsula is something of a recreational playground for Christchurch peoples, and provides a good day out at a reasonable distance from the city. This new booklet includes all the known public walking tracks, including Pigeon Bay, Orton Bradley, the Summit walking track network and H... read more

As a follow-up to his North Island volume, inveterate tramper Peter Janssen presents more than 250 short walks in the South Island and Stewart Island that are ideal for those people who like to stretch their legs without having to tackle a full tramp. Among others, this includes parents with young families or visitors who have come to New Zealand without full walking kit. All of the walks include a memorable highlight, whether it's a spectacular landscape feature, an historic site or just a great view. The walks are grouped by regi... read more

Bird's Eye Guide : Tramping in New Zealand is a highly innovative new tramping guide, that has been developed around the latest generation of 'bird's eye' computer-generated maps. These completely accurate panoramic overviews are constructed from map data, but because they can recreate a view of the landscape from any angle or height they provide a remarkably readable and clear way of understanding the lie of the land. For trampers, these bird's eye maps offer a superb way of showing a tramping route in three dimensions, which cann... read more

200 short nature walks in New Zealand. Ideal for visitors to New Zealand who are travelling light; the moderately fit; families with children; the elderly. It includes a nature notes index for handy reference and colour pages with common birds, trees and plants as well as scenic walks.

Huts is a celebration of the endurance of New Zealand's back-country huts and the men who built and lived in them. It is a fascinating look at the place of these iconic dwellings in New Zealand’s social and mountain history. There are over 1500 huts in New Zealand – an extraordinarily large number. Mark Pickering focuses on 15 historic huts, but many others besides are referred to. Most of the huts still do the job they were built for, whether it’s a pit-sawn deer cullers’ hut in Urewera National Park or a t... read more

This is a book with something for everyone: there are walks that suit families and walks for those that want a real leg-stretcher. Times range from 1-2 hours to 5-6 hours, but all longer walks have shorter 1-2 hour turn-around options. Every walk has been thoroughly checked, with notes on track conditions, access, facilities and walking times, with the added bonus of a topographical map with each walk. This is the companion volume to Mark Pickering's 101 Great Tramps. A special feature of this book is the inclusion of many city wal... read more

Canterbury presents a great richness of outdoor experiences, from the Kaikoura Coast to the heights of Aoraki/Mt Cook. Day Walks of New Zealand: Canterbury and Kaikoura offers over 60 of the best short excursions throughout the region, selected by well-known outdoors writer Mark Pickering. Whether it be strolling in the exotic forests of Hanmer Springs, exploring the waterfalls and mountains around Arthur's Pass village, taking a nature walk in the heart of suburban Christchurch or admiring the rock formations at Dashing Rocks, thi... read more

For the many thousands who have walked or ridden the Otago Central Rail Trail it holds particular, cherished memories. Some impressions will stick for a lifetime: bouncing over bone-rattling bridges, or sailing through sheer-sided canyons of schist. Or simply barrelling along, mile after mile, with the gravel crunching beneath your tyres under endless wide blue skies. In this vivid, beautifully drawn account, author Paul Sorrell and photographer Graham Warman take you on a 150-kilometre journey across the Otago Central Rail Trail, ... read more

The eighth edition of New Zealand's mountain biking 'bible' has been fully revised with 65 new rides. 138 North Island rides and 172 South Island rides all in one reasonably priced book.