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50 walks to get tamariki tramping over school holidays
Plus: Get the details to Walk1200km in 2026 and answer this week's poll!
Photo: Sonia Barrish/Back to the Wild
Keen to take your tamariki tramping these summer school holidays?
From lush forests to rugged coastlines, New Zealand is a playground of possibilities when it comes to getting little people excited about tramping.
We asked expert family trampers for their top hikes. The result: 50 outstanding day walks, overnighters and multi-day trips that are sure to get your little people loving the outdoors.
Missed Friday’s newsletter? Inaugural Shaun Barnett Memorial Scholarship announced, Forest and Bird challenges kids to swap screen time for green time, South Korean man jailed following DOC undercover gecko-smuggling sting and more in last week’s The World Outdoors!
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Walk1200km in 2026
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This year marks the fifth anniversary of a walking challenge that began as a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wilderness, and which has morphed into a life-changing pastime for thousands of people.
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This week’s photo comes from Robert Gill who was spotted enjoying the Nov 2025 issue of Wilderness at the Pinnacles in Coromandel Forest Park.
Robert submitted this photo as part of our monthly Last Weekend feature. Each month we publish reader submitted photos in the mag and online. If your photo is published you’ll received a Real Meals meal worth $18!
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