One of the most lovely walks in Aotearoa New Zealand, IMHO is Wairere Falls, in the Kaimai mountains near Matamata AKA Hobbiton. The Falls themselves are pretty special but I like the first part of the walk best: winding through beautiful native bush studded with moss covered boulders ranging in size from a small truck to a shoebox. It is a bit like fairyland should be.
The track was the original passage from the coast inland for pre-European Maori and for early European settlers. As I walk it I like to tune into my good fortune to be wearing good boots, warm clothes and not carrying all my worldly possessions or a big pack of trade goods.
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