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Rob Roy Glacier Track, Wānaka, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Wanaka-Hawea, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 19/06/2025 NZ hikes, short hikes, Wanaka-Hawea, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 19/06/2025

Rob Roy Glacier Track, Wānaka, NZ

Short hike 70 minutes from Wānaka.

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Key Summit via Routeburn Track, Te Anau, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland Mark Eaglesfield 04/06/2025 NZ hikes, short hikes, Fiordland, Southland 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 Mark Eaglesfield 02/06/2025 Southland, short hikes, NZ hikes 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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Rangitoto, Auckland, NZ
short hikes, North Island, Auckland, NZ hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 31/01/2025 short hikes, North Island, Auckland, NZ hikes, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 31/01/2025

Rangitoto, Auckland, NZ

Short hike on a volcanic island, 25 minutes by ferry from Auckland.

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Clevedon Scenic Reserve circuit, Auckland, NZ
NZ hikes, Auckland, short hikes, North Island Mark Eaglesfield 26/12/2024 NZ hikes, Auckland, short hikes, North Island Mark Eaglesfield 26/12/2024

Clevedon Scenic Reserve circuit, Auckland, NZ

Short hike 45 minutes southeast of downtown Auckland.

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Montana Heritage Trail, Auckland, NZ
North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 09/12/2024 North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 09/12/2024

Montana Heritage Trail, Auckland, NZ

Short hike in Waitākere Ranges, 30 minutes west of downtown Auckland.

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Kapuni Loop & Wilkie’s Pools, Dawson Falls, Stratford, NZ
Taranaki, NZ hikes, short hikes, North Island, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 23/04/2024 Taranaki, NZ hikes, short hikes, North Island, active or dormant volcanoes Mark Eaglesfield 23/04/2024

Kapuni Loop & Wilkie’s Pools, Dawson Falls, Stratford, NZ

Short hike on Mt Taranaki, 30 minutes from Stratford & 60 from New Plymouth.

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Upper Ōpuke circuit, Mt Hutt forest, Methven, NZ
NZ hikes, Canterbury, Central Canterbury, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 20/02/2024 NZ hikes, Canterbury, Central Canterbury, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 20/02/2024

Upper Ōpuke circuit, Mt Hutt forest, Methven, NZ

Short hike from Awa Awa Rata Reserve, 15 minutes from Methven.

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Lyttelton-Crater Rim circuit, Christchurch, NZ
Canterbury, NZ hikes, short hikes, Banks Peninsula Mark Eaglesfield 20/02/2024 Canterbury, NZ hikes, short hikes, Banks Peninsula Mark Eaglesfield 20/02/2024

Lyttelton-Crater Rim circuit, Christchurch, NZ

Short hike, accessible on foot from Lyttelton, Christchurch.

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Kurow Hill Walkway, Kurow, NZ
NZ hikes, short hikes, Waitaki Valley, Canterbury Mark Eaglesfield 10/02/2024 NZ hikes, short hikes, Waitaki Valley, Canterbury Mark Eaglesfield 10/02/2024

Kurow Hill Walkway, Kurow, NZ

Short hike accessible on foot in Kurow, Waitaki Valley.

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Bannockburn Sluicings, Cromwell, NZ
short hikes, NZ hikes, Central Otago, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 09/02/2024 short hikes, NZ hikes, Central Otago, Otago Mark Eaglesfield 09/02/2024

Bannockburn Sluicings, Cromwell, NZ

Short hike, 7 minutes from Cromwell.

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Bendigo Lookout via Mt Koinga Track, Tarras, NZ
short hikes, NZ hikes, Otago, Central Otago Mark Eaglesfield 05/02/2024 short hikes, NZ hikes, Otago, Central Otago Mark Eaglesfield 05/02/2024

Bendigo Lookout via Mt Koinga Track, Tarras, NZ

Short hike, 15 minutes from Tarras and Cromwell.

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Gibbs Hill, Pōhara, NZ
Nelson-Tasman, short hikes, NZ hikes, Northern South Island Mark Eaglesfield 30/11/2023 Nelson-Tasman, short hikes, NZ hikes, Northern South Island Mark Eaglesfield 30/11/2023

Gibbs Hill, Pōhara, NZ

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

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Sentinel Hill, Cable Bay, Nelson, NZ
Northern South Island, Nelson-Tasman, short hikes, NZ hikes, my favorites Mark Eaglesfield 30/11/2023 Northern South Island, Nelson-Tasman, short hikes, NZ hikes, my favorites Mark Eaglesfield 30/11/2023

Sentinel Hill, Cable Bay, Nelson, NZ

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

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Wither Hills circuit, Blenheim, NZ
NZ hikes, Marlborough, Northern South Island, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 20/11/2023 NZ hikes, Marlborough, Northern South Island, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 20/11/2023

Wither Hills circuit, Blenheim, NZ

Short hike, accessible on foot from Blenheim. 5 minutes by car from Blenheim Central.

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Shedwood Bush Track, Tapawera, NZ
short hikes, NZ hikes, Nelson-Tasman, Northern South Island Mark Eaglesfield 19/11/2023 short hikes, NZ hikes, Nelson-Tasman, Northern South Island Mark Eaglesfield 19/11/2023

Shedwood Bush Track, Tapawera, NZ

Short hike, accessible on foot from Tapawera. 45 minutes from Nelson, Motueka.

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Cullen Point tracks, Havelock, NZ
Northern South Island, Marlborough, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 10/11/2023 Northern South Island, Marlborough, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 10/11/2023

Cullen Point tracks, Havelock, NZ

Short hike, 5 minutes from Havelock.

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Mt Takorika, Havelock, NZ
Northern South Island, Marlborough, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 10/11/2023 Northern South Island, Marlborough, short hikes, NZ hikes Mark Eaglesfield 10/11/2023

Mt Takorika, Havelock, NZ

Short hike, accessible on foot from Havelock, Marlborough Sounds.

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Mt Donald McLean via Karamatura Track, Auckland, NZ
North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 22/09/2023 North Island, short hikes, NZ hikes, Auckland Mark Eaglesfield 22/09/2023

Mt Donald McLean via Karamatura Track, Auckland, NZ

Short hike 40 minutes from downtown Auckland.

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Mt Karioi via Wairake Track, Raglan, NZ
North Island, Waikato, NZ hikes, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 22/09/2023 North Island, Waikato, NZ hikes, short hikes Mark Eaglesfield 22/09/2023

Mt Karioi via Wairake Track, Raglan, NZ

Short hike 20 minutes from Raglan, 50 minutes from Hamilton.

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