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Key Summit via Routeburn Track, Te Anau, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 04/06/2025 NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 04/06/2025

Key Summit via Routeburn Track, Te Anau, NZ

Short hike from The Divide, detouring off Routeburn Track. 70 minutes from Te Anau.

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Bluff Hill circuit via Foveaux Walkway, Bluff, NZ
Southland, short hikes, NZ hikes, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 02/06/2025 Southland, short hikes, NZ hikes, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 02/06/2025

Bluff Hill circuit via Foveaux Walkway, Bluff, NZ

Short hike beside town of Bluff. 30 minutes from Invercargill.

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Grandview Ridge Circuit, Lake Hāwea, NZ
very long hikes, NZ hikes, Otago, overlaps Te Araroa, Wanaka-Hawea Mark Eaglesfield 10/02/2024 very long hikes, NZ hikes, Otago, overlaps Te Araroa, Wanaka-Hawea Mark Eaglesfield 10/02/2024

Grandview Ridge Circuit, Lake Hāwea, NZ

Very long circuit from Nook Rd, 8 minutes from Hāwea township. (Or from Breast Hill trailhead.)

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Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro, NZ
North Island, long hikes, NZ hikes, Tongariro, overlaps Te Araroa, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 21/09/2023 North Island, long hikes, NZ hikes, Tongariro, overlaps Te Araroa, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 21/09/2023

Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro, NZ

Long hike, 20 minutes from Whakapapa village & 25 from National Park township. Active volcano.

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Skyline Walkway, Wellington, NZ
short hikes, NZ hikes, North Island, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 14/08/2023 short hikes, NZ hikes, North Island, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 14/08/2023

Skyline Walkway, Wellington, NZ

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

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St Arnaud Range Track, Nelson Lakes, NZ
NZ hikes, medium-length hikes, Nelson-Tasman, Northern South Island, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 24/07/2023 NZ hikes, medium-length hikes, Nelson-Tasman, Northern South Island, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 24/07/2023

St Arnaud Range Track, Nelson Lakes, NZ

Medium-length hike, accessible on foot from St Arnaud. 70 minutes from Nelson.

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Breast Hill, Lake Hāwea, NZ
long hikes, Otago, NZ hikes, Queenstown Lakes region, Wanaka-Hawea, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 11/07/2023 long hikes, Otago, NZ hikes, Queenstown Lakes region, Wanaka-Hawea, overlaps Te Araroa Mark Eaglesfield 11/07/2023

Breast Hill, Lake Hāwea, NZ

Long hike on the east shore of Lake Hāwea. 10 minutes from Hāwea township.

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