Whether you prefer to stride, stroll, hike or meander — the Echo Walking Festival has a walk for everyone.
The annual two-week festival is in its 21st year and this year boasts a line-up of 29 guided walks spreading across eight scenic locales from Coromandel to the Kaimais, even over to Mayor Island.
Echo Walking Festival secretary Kylie Watkins says there is a myriad of experiences on offer including boat rides, survival skill overnighters and kayaking day trips.
This year’s programme features an array of walks, including a genealogy exploration in a cemetery and an iwi-led excursion at Bowentown – Te Ho Pā Site.
Kylie says the festival aims to “reignite locals’ passion for their surrounding backyards, all while increasing local tourism into the region, seeing more attendees from outer regions participating”.
