Redwood Tree Walk – Rotorua, New Zealand 1/28/25

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Redwood Tree Walk

Ian, Court, Doc, Suz

A few hundred yards of suspension bridges

After a long day at Hobbiton (from which I will spare you the nerdery on this blog), we ended with a short and fun walk amongst the trees near Rotorua. These redwoods were imported from America over 100 years ago and thrive in the New Zealand weather.

The bridges were very sturdy and only about 30 feet off the ground, so it wasn’t intense, but was very pretty. You can also do this walk at night and there are lights built into the canopy that are made to blend in and become a part of the forest.

It would have been nice to see the night walk, but we had a two hour drive back to our hotel in Hamilton and I had only been driving on the left side of the road for a couple of days, so I wanted to get back before dark. I would get very good at driving on the left though.

Next: South Island hiking!