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New Zealand Walks: Summer in the South
Above:On the Richmond Track with Lake Tekapo in the background.
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We are looking for readers’ favourite New Zealand walks. Many of us go out regularly walking on a route which we class as our favourite, for a number of reasons. Perhaps because for it’s scenery, it’s safe, it’s challenging, it’s flat, it’s hilly, it’s varied, or for whatever reason.
We would like you to tell us in your own words what is you favourite walk and why. Email us a story from say 250 up to 1200 words including a photo or photos.
We will now give you a FREE subscription (six months or more, depending on the article), or extension to Walking New Zealand magazine for walks published.
You can also post an article to Walking New Zealand, Freepost 78863, P O Box 1922, Palmerston North, or fax 06-358-6864.
If sending a photo by email please make sure photos are in high resolution.
Our email address is: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.
Please put “My Favourite Walk” in the subject line and include your name and postal address.
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Summer in the South
By Phillip Donnell
Along hot summer is predicted, ideal for venturing into the scenic wonders of the “mainland”, Te Wai Pounamu, our beautiful South Island.
This will be of particular interest to the 86.7% of kiwis who live in towns and cities, and the 77% who live north of Cook Strait! There’s nothing like the south in summer!
Footsteps Walking Club of Aotearoa New Zealand is like any other walking group but operates nationally rather than locally, covering the entire country every two years.
During the warmer months of February-April 2022, the focus is on providing inexpensive excursions to Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Fiordland and Stewart Island.
The Tremendous Tranzalpine excursion enables pundits to undertake the delightful day-walks coast to coast between Christchurch and Kumara. This includes the very best of Arthur’s Pass National Park, but also some hidden gems, such as the rearing rocks at Castle Hill, the wonderful wetlands of Lake Brunner, and the fabulous foothills around Lake Ohau, Hakatere Conservation Park and Peel Forest.
Appetising Alps to Ocean takes you into the central lakes and mountains. Gaze at the stars from NZ’s largest Dark Sky Reserve at Tekapo, tab the Tasman Glacier calving into its terminal lake, drink in the unrivalled scenery around Mount Cook, marvel at Omarama’s clay cliffs, sense the power of the mighty Clutha, and enjoy a bevy of braided rivers flowing across the patchwork plains.
Fabulous Fiordland includes granite and grebes in the beautiful Borland; the magnificent “Lord of the Rings” filming location at Mavora; a water feature saved by NZ’s largest ever petition (Manapouri)
Summer in the South Above:The wharf at Lake Daniell. Below: Rocks beside the Oparara River.
and one that wasn’t (Monowai); some of our most glorious alpine lakes (Te Anau, Green, Marian); the magnificent Eglinton and Hollyford Valleys; and a taste of Great Walks on the Routeburn and Kepler.
Super Southland is combined with Stupefying Stewart Island for a truly wonderful week in the deep South. The legendary Hokonui Hills, reputed to inspire moonshine manufacture, lead us to Gore, NZ’s “country music capital”.
The Catlins is spectacular for its caves, waterfalls, and rocky peninsulas. Then it is across Foveaux Strait to the unspoilt beauty of our third largest isle, home of blue cod and penguins.
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We are looking for readers’ favourite New Zealand walks. Many of us go out regularly walking on a route which we class as our favourite, for a number of reasons. Perhaps because for it’s scenery, it’s safe, it’s challenging, it’s flat, it’s hilly, it’s varied, or for whatever reason.
We would like you to tell us in your own words what is you favourite walk and why. Email us a story from say 250 up to 1200 words including a photo or photos.
We will now give you a FREE subscription (six months or more, depending on the article), or extension to Walking New Zealand magazine for walks published.
You can also post an article to Walking New Zealand, Freepost 78863, P O Box 1922, Palmerston North, or fax 06-358-6864.
If sending a photo by email please make sure photos are in high resolution.
Our email address is: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.
Please put “My Favourite Walk” in the subject line and include your name and postal address.
