Stirling Range Ridge Walk (43km, 2500m elevation gain)
Start & Finish: Corner of Bluff Knoll Road and Chester Pass Road
The Stirling Range Ridge Walk is a challenging and spectacular hike. There’s something addictive about it which sees hikers return time and time again. With sufficient preparation (and a bit of luck with the weather) you will truly feel like you’ve gotten away from it all and experienced something magnificent.
Federation Peak is a prominent mountain that is part of the Arthur Range, located in the Southwest National Park, in the south-west region of
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 -
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