NZ day walks – Page 2 – Moo and Moochelle

Category: NZ day walks

Tutaenui Reservoir, MANAWATU

Track facts: 4km 45min-1hour Easy track but loose gravel so trail shoes recommended Kid friendly Dogs on leashes and horses welcome This gem of a walk is found just outside Marton, a small rural town of 5,000 in the Manawatu, only a 35min drive from Whanganui or Palmerston North. To get there, drive to the […]

Eketahuna Cliff Walk, MANAWATU

Track Facts: 30mins (return) 2km Flat, well defined track (suitable for kids) Very easy walk This wee walk/hike wasn’t the one we intended to do (we wanted to go to Rocky Lookout in the Tararua Ranges, if there’s a hyperlink here, we went back and did it another day 😃 ), but was a reasonable […]

Westmere Lake, WHANGANUI

Not to be confused with the Westmere Walkway , which is also a great walk, in a completely different part of town. Turns out Westmere is a very big “rural community” that covers basically all of rural Whanganui on the northern side of the river. So. Now you know. The Maori name for this lake […]

Virginia Lake, WHANGANUI

Rotokawau ❤️ Translation: the lake of the black shag “Roto”=lake, “kawau”=Black shag I’m going to count last weeks walk around the lake as Hike 2 for 2021. We took the high track (there is a low, middle and high track. I usually take the low track), which I hadn’t done before. Which took 30mins and […]

Kapiti Island, WELLINGTON

Track Facts: We did the Wilkinson track to the highest point of the island (pictured below) 5.4km one way (although the DOC website says the track is shorter than what my GPS recorded) 521m elevation 2 hours up, 1.15hour down Moderate level of fitness required Other shorter, easier and kid friendly walks are available Kapiti […]

Mt Lee’s Reserve, MANAWATU

Track facts: Location: Halcolme (a small rural community in the Manawatu) 2.3km loop 30mins Easy walk Kid friendly No dogs Open 9am-5pm ✨ Hello 2021✨ we are soo ready for you! This year mikey and I have a whole lot (21, naturally) goals. One of the most exciting is to do 21 day hikes. (Which […]

Westmere Walkway, WHANGANUI

Track Facts: Reid’s Loop = 5.6km (although the picture at the start says 4.6) 1.5 hours 20 mins to “Rest a while” Lookout Moderate level of fitness required: 156m gained elevation No shade: bring water and sun protection It’s Labour Day here in New Zealand, and that means a Monday off work and obligations, and […]

Cathedral Cove, COROMANDEL

This is one of New Zealand’s most iconic spots. You’ve probably seen it all over Instagram, Pinterest, tik tok and any blog post about travelling in the North Island of New Zealand. It’s worth 100% of the hype. But, if you’re like me, you might not realise it’s actually a bit of a hike to […]

Paritutu Rock, TARANAKI

I did not do enough research before we went on this walk. Hahaha. Anyone whose done this walk will understand the issue when I also point out that I am sooo afraid of heights and have a massive fear of falling. It’s scary. But it’s 100% fine. I just wasn’t prepared for how steep and […]