A track in Malaysia topped the list.
DOC had earlier provided assurances that last year's issues would not be repeated.
A travel writer who took her five-year-old on a 17km hike speaks of what she learnt.
Hikers will be back on the track from mid January.
"One of the most critical things to do is actually pick a trip that suits your group's abilities.
The Coroner's report found the woman died from hypothermia while on a tramping trip with her son.
She even put the shoe on the man in Cinderella style.
Many are expected to hit the trails this long weekend.
More than 1.2 million Kiwis go tramping every year but hundreds of them end up being rescued.
