323 New Zealand Great Walks
Show notes
Many hikers have heard of the New Zealand Great Walks and in this episode, we catch back up with New Zealand Hiker, Jonty Crane, to find out just what the Great Walks are and to see how he rates them to help if you are considering doing one of these great trails.
Podcast overview
Podcast Overview
- Podcast introduction (time index 0:01:30)
- First up tell us what are the ‘Great Walks’ (as a system) and why do they dominate New Zealand’s Hiking scene? (time index 0:01:34)
- As a group of walks in a country as small as New Zealand are you seeing the same thing on every walk or are they different enough that hikers want to do them? (time index 0:02:06)
- What the key hiking season overall? (time index 0:09:13)
- Rank the walks from 10 -1 (time index 0:11:11)
- 10. Rakiura Track
- 9. Lake Waikaremoana Track
- 8. Abel Tasman Coast Track
- 7. Heaphy Track
- 6. Kepler Track
- 5. Milford Track
- 4. Paparoa Track
- 3. Tongariro Northern Circuit
- 2. Hump Ridge Track
- 1. Routeburn Track
- From a hiking (tramping) perspective what key differences do Australians need to know about if heading to New Zealand? (time index 0:56:15)
- Gear
- Free camping
- Huts etc
- Do you need to book the huts in advance? (time index 1:00:04)
- Being flexible gives you options?
- What’s the navigation system like? (time index 1:04:43)
- Are there glamping options? (time index 1:05:58)
Gill and Tim final thoughts (time index 1:09:18)
Close (time index 1:20:08)
All images in the post have been provided by Jonty Crane
Routeburn Track
Hump Ridge Track
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Paparoa Track
Track Resources
Great Walks New Zealand Website
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