Lake Wanaka - World's First Lifestyle Reserve

This well-formed track provides easy access to beautiful beaches along Wanaka’s western shore. From Homestead Bay carpark the track gently undulates towards small, sheltered, Colquhouns Beach; a popular swimming and...

The track is an ideal entry point to Mt Aspiring National Park - an area of spectacular alpine scenery, snowfields, glaciers, sheer rock cliffs and waterfalls.
A one hour drive from...

Ardmore Street, Wanaka

The Pisa Conservation Area is 22,000 hectares of stunning high country that overlooks the Upper Clutha and Wakatipu basins, and beyond to the Southern Alps/Ka Tiritiri o te Moana. The...

The main track up the East Branch of the Matukituki River provides several options. Ford the Matukituki River at Cameron Flat. If the river is high use the Otago Boys...

This route was created following an Overseas Investment Office condition of approval of Robert and Eileen Lange’s purchase of Motatapu and Mt Soho Station pastoral leases. The Langes invested generously...

This challenging tramp begins with the track to Roys Peak. From the peak, follow the ridge line over Mt Alpha and descend through snow tussock to a 4WD track. Then...

The track is signposted at the start of Old Faithful Road, off SH8. The view from the 1,226-metre summit is one of the most extensive in Central Otago. The vista...

Popular with trampers and anglers, the high river track is signposted 50 metres along the road from the Timaru Creek carpark and leads to a 4WD track above the river....

The track starts across the road from and slightly north of the Sandy Point carpark. A poled route follows Deep Gully up onto the skyline ridge and its great views....

The Wanaka end of the challenging, multi-day Motatapu Track provides an enjoyable day or overnight walk into the Fern Burn Hut. It begins with easy travel along the Fern Burn,...

The carpark is signposted to the right, across the Snow Farm entrance bridge. The track climbs steadily up a 4WD track then leads down to the Meg Hut. It's possible...

This track is signposted just south of Stewart Creek on SH6. Follow the poled route along the creek until it joins a farm track. From here it’s a steep, winding,...

The track starts at the Blue Pools carpark. After 10 minutes, just after the first swing bridge, it branches to the left. Soon after, it crosses the Blue Pools Bridge...

The Cascade Saddle is situated in South Island's Otago region, between the West Matukituki and the Dart Valleys. The Cascade Saddle Route is a popular alpine pass trip during the...

The Cameron Valley’s entrance is a spectacular gorge with towering bluffs and a cascading waterfall. The track starts from the Cameron Creek car-park and climbs up through a series of...

This is an excellent 58km, three to four day circuit, with spectacular mountain scenery, alpine vegetation and river valleys filled with silver beech. It is not suitable in winter, and...

Walking along Lake Hawea’s eastern shores there are great views up the Hunter Valley and on a clear day, to the west, as far as Mt Aspiring/Tititea. From the carpark,...

Chain Hills and Coal Creek Conservation Area
Turnoff SH8 onto Goodger Road and, depending on the season and road condition, drive along the unsealed road to the Tim Burn or Pleasant...

A walk of 2 - 3 hours to the historic stone Aspiring Hut over open valley floor in the West Matukituki Valley.
Mountain bikes allowed up to the hut only.
Hut fees...

From the Dingle Burn Road to Pakituhi Hut the track climbs 950m, with the first kilometre of track zig zagging for 400-m before reaching a small saddle. On this section...