New Zealand
EasyMolesworth Road — Hanmer Springs to Blenheim via Jollies Pass and the Acheron
NZ's longest backcountry road through a working station
New Zealand
Overlanding Trails in South Island
Trails curated for overlanders in South Island.
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DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Springs Junction via the Lake Sumner Forest Park High Road
South Island rivers that vote with depth.
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DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Hanmer Springs via the St. James Walkway High Country
Tussock, river fords, and the ghost of St. James.
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ModerateMordor Road — Lake Ōhau to Ohau Skifield via the Mackenzie Basin High Terrace
Rohan is real. It's in the Mackenzie Basin.
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DifficultOld Ghost Road — Lyell to Seddonville via the Victorian Range Spine
A 19th-century goldfield ghost route across the West Coast spine.
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DifficultMolesworth Station Road — Hanmer Springs to St. Arnaud via the Rainbow Valley and Isolated Flat
NZ's biggest station, zero tourists, real rivers.
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DifficultTrans-Tasman Piste — Lindis Pass to Molesworth Station via the Rainbow Road
NZ's biggest station, no bridges, no service.
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Heaphy Track Road-End Dispersed Camping (Kohaihai)
West Coast of the South Island terminus — dark sand beach, kahikatea forest, and zero mobile signal on…
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Pelorus Bridge Campsite
Classic South Island camp in the Marlborough Sounds foothills where two rivers meet under giant kahikatea — and…
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Fiordland National Park Cascade Creek Campground
DOC campground deep in Fiordland's temperate rainforest with sandfly-free camping and access to remote backcountry tracks.