Have you seen the beautiful scenery in lord of the rings, or the hobbit? Have you wanted to explore those areas? New Zealand is home to those beautiful places, which has some amazing and beautiful hiking trails to explore a whole new side of New Zealand.

This is most certainly one of the more famous New Zealand’s hikes with everything from beautiful alpine forests, bright turquoise lakes, volcanic vistas, and more. This destination is best known for its role as mount doom in The Lord Of The Rings.

Location: Tongariro National Park

Distance: 49 km (30 mi), 3-4 day

This hike is one of New Zealand's most famous and most beautiful hikes. The hike is amazing with its alpine meadows, waterfalls including NZ”s famous Sutherland Falls.

Location: Fiordland National Park, near Te Anau
Distance: 54 km (33.5 mi), 4–5 days. 

This awesome hike will take you down the NZ coast where you will see beautiful sand beaches, rain forests, rock formations, and if you are lucky and hiking during the right season you may even see some seals or penguins.

Location: Abel Tasman National Park, near Nelson
Distance: 52 km (32 mi), 3–5 days 

The Routeburn Track

This hike is great for its beach front forest and amazing mountainous scenery.  This hike is a little more difficult than the others and requires some safety and hiking equipment. 

Location: Mount Aspiring and Fiordland national parks
Distance: 32 km (20 mi), 2–3 days

Most of this awesome hike takes places in Podocarp forest and is typically a good conditioned hike except for the occasional heavy rain and mosquitoes. The best view along the hike is definitely the Panekiri Bluffs.



Location: Te Urewera National Park
Distance: 46 km (28.5mi), 3-4 days

Author Bio :

Steve Sterling is an experienced travel writer who dedicates his writing to helping travelers experience the most out of their travels.  He is known for his helpful travel articles for CoverMore UK and Australia.