Great Walks visitor statistics
July 2008 - June 2009
July 2007 - June 2008
July 2006 - June 2007
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July 2008 - June 2009
The following table shows the number of people who walked the Great Walks during 2008/9. It also shows the number of nights they stayed on the Great Walk tracks.
Data for the Milford, Routeburn, Kepler, Abel Tasman Coast, Lake Waikaremoana and Heaphy Tracks are obtained from the National Visitor Booking System. Data for all other tracks are from locally maintained booking systems. Cancellations are excluded.
|
Track |
Period covered |
Independent visitors1 |
Proportion of independent visitors from New Zealand |
Total visitors (independent plus guided) |
Independent bednights2 |
Total bednights2 (independent plus guided) |
|
Abel Tasman Coast |
Jul 08- Jun 09 |
30,847 |
46% |
30,847 |
60,956 |
60,956 |
|
Heaphy Track |
Jul 08- Jun 09 |
4,992 |
65% |
4,992 |
16,324 |
16,324 |
|
Milford Track3 |
Oct 08-Apr 09 |
7,190 |
33% |
14,4005 |
21,396 |
42,8005 |
|
Kepler Track |
Oct 08-Apr 09 |
8,684 |
27% |
8,684 |
20,099 |
20,099 |
|
Rakiura Track4 |
Jul 08- Jun 09 |
1,524 |
28% |
1,524 |
3,097 |
3,097 |
|
Routeburn Track3 |
Oct 08-Apr 09 |
12,503 |
32% |
16,3005 |
24,836 |
32,4005 |
|
Tongariro Northern Circuit |
Late Oct 08-early Jun 09 |
5,5805 |
40% |
5,5805 |
9,244 |
9,244 |
|
Waikaremoana |
Jul 08-Jun 09 |
5,276 |
76% |
5,276 |
13,490 |
13,490 |
|
Whanganui Journey |
Jul 07-Jun 08 |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Notes.
1. With the exception of Rakiura (see note 3), 'independent visitors' represents the number of individuals staying at least one night who did not walk with a guided group. With the exception of the Milford it does not imply that they walked the entire length of the Walk..
2. ‘Bednights’ is the number of nights spent by visitors in huts or campgrounds on the Walk.
3. Milford and Routeburn revision: guided walker numbers are no longer available and are estimated from previous years’ returns.
4. Circuit walkers only.
5. Estimate
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July 2007 - June 2008
The following table shows the number of people who walked the Great Walks during 2007/8. It also shows the number of nights they stayed on the Great Walk tracks.
Data for the Milford, Routeburn, Kepler, Abel Tasman Coast and Heaphy Tracks are obtained from the National Visitor Booking System. Data for all other tracks are from locally maintained booking systems. Cancellations are excluded.
|
Track |
Period covered |
Independent visitors1 |
Proportion of independent visitors from New Zealand |
Total visitors (independent plus guided) |
Independent bednights2 |
Total bednights2 (independent plus guided) |
|
Abel Tasman Coast |
Jul 07- Jun 08 |
29,438 |
42% |
29,438 |
58 098 |
58 098 |
|
Heaphy Track |
Jul 07- Jun 08 |
4,826 |
66% |
4,826 |
15 403 |
15 403 |
|
Milford Track3 |
Oct 07-Apr 08 |
7,402 |
34% |
14,8005 |
22 131 |
44 3005 |
|
Kepler Track |
Oct 07-Apr 08 |
8,398 |
27% |
8 398 |
19 579 |
19 579 |
|
Rakiura Track4 |
Jul 07- Jun 08 |
1,508 |
36% |
1 508 |
3 053 |
3 053 |
|
Routeburn Track3 |
Oct 07-Apr 08 |
11,187 |
28% |
14 5005 |
21 886 |
28 5005 |
|
Tongariro Northern Circuit |
Late Oct 07-early Jun 08 |
5,0605 |
35% |
5 0605 |
9 290 |
9 290 |
|
Waikaremoana |
Jul 07- Jun 08 |
4,759 |
74% |
4 759 |
12 581 |
12 581 |
|
Whanganui Journey |
Jul 07- Jun 08 |
4,034 |
61% |
4 034 |
13 7205 |
13 7205 |
Note: Figures for the Routeburn published by Southland Conservancy prior to 2006 only included data for the Southland end of the track.
Notes.
1. With the exception of Rakiura (see note 3), 'independent visitors' represents the number of individuals staying at least one night who did not walk with a guided group. With the exception of the Milford it does not imply that they walked the entire length of the Walk.
2. ‘Bednights’ is the number of nights spent by those individuals in booked huts or campgrounds on the Walk.
3. Provisional.
4. Circuit walkers only.
5. Estimate.
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July 2006 - June 2007
The following table shows the number of people who walked the Great Walks during 2006/7. It also shows the number of nights they stayed on the Great Walk tracks.
Data for the Milford, Routeburn, Kepler, Abel Tasman Coastal and Heaphy are obtained from the National Visitor Booking System. All other tracks are from local records. Cancellations are excluded.
| Track |
Period covered |
Total visitors1 |
Total bednights2 |
Proportion of total visitors who reside in NZ |
| Abel Tasman Coast |
Jul 06 - Jun 07 |
31,106 |
59,909 |
39% |
| Heaphy Track |
Jul 06 - Jun 07 |
4,470 |
14,204 |
63% |
| Milford Track |
Oct 06 - Apr 07 |
13,809 |
41,425 |
32%4 |
| Kepler Track |
Oct 06 - Apr 07 |
8,458 |
19,967 |
28% |
| Rakiura Track3 |
Jul 06 - Jun 07 |
1,772 |
3,544 |
29% |
| Routeburn Track5 |
Oct 06 - Apr 07 |
14,448 |
28,616 |
30%4 |
| Tongariro Northern Circuit |
late Oct 06 - early Jun 07 |
4,9504 |
8,610 |
36% |
| Waikaremoana Track |
Jul 06 - Jun 07 |
5,870 |
13,815 |
72% |
| Whanganui Journey |
Jul 06 - Jun 07 |
4,407 |
Not available |
59% |
Data revised 19/11/07
Notes.
1. 'Total visitors' represents the number of individuals, independent and guided, who stayed at least one night on these walks. With the exception of the Milford it does not imply that they walked the entire length of the walk.
2. ‘Total bednights’ is the number of nights spent by visitors in booked huts or campgrounds on the walk.
3. Circuit walkers only. The 2006/7 data for total walkers spending at least one night on the track is incomplete, although it is known that there was a total of 4633 bednights booked for the track.
4. Estimate.
5. Previous figures for the Routeburn published by Southland Conservancy only included data for the Southland end of the track.
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