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The longest walk

From Africa and North America to Australia and New Zealand, these five walks allow you to explore some spectacular locations.

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ROBYN EDIE/Stuff Those traversing New Zealand’s backcountry, including the Kepler Track, pictured, should carry two forms of reliable communications in case of emergency. Those heading into New Zealand’s backcountry are being reminded to carry distress beacons after three people were rescued from two South Island tracks on Thursday. A Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) spokeswoman said a man and a woman were tramping the Dusky Track in Fiordland National Park when the woman injured her ankle about 4pm on Wednesday. The pair set up camp for the night and activated a personal locator b...

This article was first published in Lonely Planet's Natural World, published October 2020. Few places match the natural majesty of New Zealand’s South Island with, from top to bottom, beaches, whales, glaciers and waterfalls. New Zealand’s highest mountains are here: Aoraki/Mt Cook in the middle of the island, Mt Aspiring, and Mitre Peak, the triangular talisman marking the mouth of Milford Sound. Keep going, past the adventure towns of Wānaka and Queenstown and you’ll reach Fiordland. This craggy corner of New Zealand is a vast national park and Unesco World Heritage area, coverin...