
Gibbs Hill, Pōhara, NZ
Short hike, 25 minutes from Pōhara & 30 from Tākaka. Done from Wainui, northern trailhead of Abel Tasman Coast Track.

Ben Nevis, Wakefield, NZ
Medium-length hike. 35 minutes from Wakefield, 45 from Nelson.

Mt Robertson, Spring Creek, NZ
Medium-length hike. 15 minutes from Spring Creek, 20 from Blenheim.

Sentinel Hill, Cable Bay, Nelson, NZ
Short hike, 30 minutes from Nelson. The north end of Cable Bay Walkway.

Mt Arthur - Horseshoe Basin circuit, Motueka, NZ
Long hike, 45 minutes from Motueka.

Wither Hills circuit, Blenheim, NZ
Short hike, accessible on foot from Blenheim. 5 minutes by car from Blenheim Central.

Altimarloch, Seddon, NZ
Long hike, entirely 4WD track. 25 minutes from Seddon, 40 from Blenheim.

Shedwood Bush Track, Tapawera, NZ
Short hike, accessible on foot from Tapawera. 45 minutes from Nelson, Motueka.

Cullen Point tracks, Havelock, NZ
Short hike, 5 minutes from Havelock.

Mt Takorika, Havelock, NZ
Short hike, accessible on foot from Havelock, Marlborough Sounds.

Mt Ngāuruhoe, Tongariro National Park, NZ
Long hike, 20 minutes from Whakapapa village & 25 from National Park township. Mt Doom in Lord of the Rings. Active volcano.

Mt Donald McLean via Karamatura Track, Auckland, NZ
Short hike 40 minutes from downtown Auckland.

Mt Karioi via Wairake Track, Raglan, NZ
Short hike 20 minutes from Raglan, 50 minutes from Hamilton.

Kakepuku Mountain, Te Awamutu, NZ
Short hike 12 minutes from Te Awamutu, 40 from Hamilton.
Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro, NZ
Long hike, 20 minutes from Whakapapa village & 25 from National Park township. Active volcano.

Dome Summit on Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro, NZ
Long hike in Tongariro NP, 20 minutes from National Park township. Active volcano, sporadic lahars.

Halfway up Mt Kuripapango, Kaweka Range, NZ
Short hike 60 minutes from Hastings, Hawke’s Bay.

Te Atuaoparapara via Sunrise Hut, Waipukurau, NZ
Very long hike in Ruahine Range. Winter snow. 45 minutes from Waipukurau & Waipawa, Central Hawke’s Bay.

Skyline Walkway, Wellington, NZ
Short hike, accessible on foot or by train from central Wellington.

Putangirua Pinnacles & Cape Palliser, Wairarapa, NZ
Short hike to the Pinnacles, 40 minutes from Martinborough. Elsewhere, seals & Cape Palliser lighthouse.