Rakiura Track

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The winding nature of the track through the bush.

The hills of the middle section on a misty morning.

The Rakiura Track is a 29 km tramping track located on Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is considered one of the 10 'Great Walks' of New Zealand. It generally follows the coastline for a large parts of its length, passing small inlets, large bays and mudflats, before crossing steep hills covered in bush (dense forest) during its middle section.

It lies within the Rakiura National Park and can be walked over a one to three day period. There are two huts on the track, at Port William and the North Arm of Paterson Inlet, and many people overnight at each.

Large sections of the track have wooden boardwalks covered with wiremesh to protect the track from deterioration. Without these, the track often degrades into mud, as Stewart Island receives immense amounts of rain during the year. In general, the track is well-maintained, and of easy to medium difficulty. The given track length does not include several additional km sections of paved road at the start and end of the walk from Half Moon Bay.