Where to walk away from home

September 2023

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Kauri Loop track, Waikato. Photo: Amanda Collins
We asked Walk 1200km participants where they suggest visitors go to appreciate the best of their area. Responses range from all-time favourites to lesser-known forest tracks. Whangārei Ann Wilde says the trail in AH Reed Park through to Whangārei Falls is “lovely and peaceful among the trees”. Auckland Glen Hill-Willis recommends the 4km Milford to […]

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