- Access About 3km shy of Cape Reinga, turn onto Tapotupotu Road. Park at the end. Local operators will drop you off and relocate your car to Te Paki.
- Grade Easy
- Time Tapotupotu Bay Camping Area to Cape Reinga, 2-2.5hr; Cape Reinga to Herangi Hill, 2hr; Side-trip to Cape Maria Van Diemen 90min return; Herangi Hill to Twilight Beach, 1.5hr; Twilight Beach to Te Paki Stream road end 4-5hr
- Alternative routes Beginning from Kapowairua at Spirits Bay adds a further 8hr to the trip.

- Access Both the start and finish of the trip are directly accessed from SH 7 through Lewis Pass, Rough Creek on the western side and the Nina to the east.
- Grade Moderate with some off track skills required.
- Accommodation DOC huts exist along the route, but a light tent would allow more flexibility.
- Time Three days
- Map Topo50 BT23, BT22, BU22, BU23.

- Access From the Lewis Pass Highway summit car park, where the St James Walkway begins, and return to the same place or to the Boyle River Outdoor Lodge at the southern end of the St James Walkway
- Grade Hard
- Accommodation Huts on the St James Walkway, Matakitaki Valley and numerous riverside and tops camps
- Time 4-6 days
- Map Topo50 BT23, BT24, BS23, BU23

- Access Okahu Valley Road end
- Grade Easy-moderate
- Accommodation A great network of huts allow you to evenly space out the trip
- Time Four days of 6-9hr duration
- Map Topo50 BG38, BG39, BH39

- Access Both the Styx and Toaroha Valleys can be accessed from Hokitika via Kaniere-Kowhitirangi road then Upper Kokatahi Road. Lake Kaniere Road offers a slower, more scenic alternative
- Grade Moderate-hard. Passes are subalpine tussock or rock, but snow patches can be expected to last until January on Lathrop Saddle
- Accommodation Numerous DOC huts
- Time Five days
- Map Topo50 BV19