New Zealand's 10 Land Great Walks are a collection of premier multi-day hiking trails managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC), showcasing the country's most spectacular and diverse landscapes. These well-maintained tracks offer an exceptional backcountry experience with comfortable huts and campsites, providing an unparalleled opportunity to explore New Zealand's natural beauty on foot.

Here are the 10 land-based Great Walks with very short descriptions:

North Island

Historically, speed trips have done the following:  Junction Creek, Moraine A, Moraine K and back to Junction Creek

In 2015 guidebook author John Chapman contacted the site Admin about this route. He indicates that the above trips go only as far as Moraine K, "which is only about 2/3 along the range." Chapman feels that the full traverse should be all the way to Lake Rosanne, so the times quoted above are for a partial traverse. Something for future record seekers to consider.

The Rainbow Run is a challenge set in the Redwoods Forest of Rotorua.  The Rainbow Run requires the runner to complete every colour track in any order they wish but the tracks must be done in the signposted direction.  The tracks are -
 

• Red Track
• Blue Track
• Green Track 
• Yellow Track
• Purple Track 
• Black Track

When this route was originally posted to our site, only three runners were known to have completed the challenge:

This is a road run of right at 1000 km.

Start point: King George Square

Finish point: Sydney Opera House

Australia has 8 states and territories, and the challenge is to reach the highpoints of each in the shortest total time. This is, of course, a massive logistical challenge requiring all manner of transport to travel all over the country.

Australia’s state & territory high points:
NSW: Mt Kosciuszko, 2228m
VIC: Mt Bogong, 1986m
ACT: Bimberi Peak, 1913m
QLD: Mt Bartle Frere, 1622m
TAS: Mt Ossa, 1617m
NT: Mt Zeil, 1531m
SA: Mt Woodroffe, 1435m
WA: Mt Meharry, 1253m