The best source for finding and planning your walk, hike or tramp in New Zealand.
Choose from over 1,800 tracks across New Zealand. Whether you’re looking for a short walk, a day walk or an overnight tramp, Plan My Walk has everything you need to plan safe and successful outdoor adventures in New Zealand.
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Plan My Walk makes it easy to find your next adventure, get all the information you need to successfully plan your trip, and have a great time. With New Zealand’s largest database of public tracks, it’s easy to find a walk by searching the track name, using the map or by applying filters. Once you’ve chosen a track, you’ll have access to all the information you need, such as:
- Key information about the walk, hike or tramp
- Track alerts
- Weather forecast, provided by MetService
- Weather warnings and watches
- Interactive and customisable gear lists
- Track, hut and campsite reviews from trusted Plan My Walk users
- Photos from Plan My Walk's outdoor community
Plan My Walk is free to use and was made by trampers for trampers. Take the guesswork out of planning your next adventure by downloading the Plan My Walk app or heading to the website.
Register for Free and Use More Features
By registering (for free) you can get access to more features!
With an account you can:
- Create custom tracks and use these for off-track adventures
- Create custom gear lists and save these for future trips
- Save tracks to your wishlist
- Easily and quickly create trip plans and share these with your trusted emergency contact
- Receive updates and alerts about your trip plan, such as newly issued weather warnings
- Get access to the latest features and functions
How to plan a trip on Plan My Walk
- Find a track: If you're not looking for a specific track, you can search using the filters or the map view. You can find tracks based on their location, difficulty, duration, distance, dog-friendly status, and much more using the search filters. You can also build your own custom track if what you're looking for isn't already on the database.
- Check for track alerts. This is essential information that can change, such as if a track has been closed or weather warnings are issued.
- Learn about the essential track information, including how to get there and what to expect on the track.
- Read real track reviews from other users with photos and difficulty ratings from Plan My Walk’s outdoor community.
- Check the track-specific weather forecasts and warnings provided in partnership with MetService, NZ’s official public weather forecast provider.
- Create trip gear lists from scratch, or start with one of our suggested gear lists and customise it. You can save your custom gear lists to your profile for future use.
- Complete the simple trip plan and share it with your trusted emergency contact.
Plus, watch helpful 3D track videos exclusive to Plan My Walk, and our award-winning tramping videos on a selection of New Zealand’s most popular tramps and hikes.
The custom track builder allows users to simply and effectively create their own custom track, and still get all the benefits of Plan My Walk, such as track alerts, weather warnings and forecasts, gear lists and more. Users can drop pins on a map to create their own walking track anywhere in New Zealand. Custom Tracks are perfect for: Users can create, name and customise their own gear lists to suit their adventure needs. Custom Gear Lists are perfect for:
Custom Tracks
Custom Gear Lists
Are you travelling in New Zealand and looking for other helpful resources or guidance to make the most of your stay? Take a look at the Tiaki Promise.
Questions about Plan My Walk? Visit the FAQ page, or contact us at info@mountainsafety.org.nz.