Te Araroa Trail – Part 12
WANAKA - QUEENSTOWN Section Distance = 89 km Total Distance = 1538 km One cannot visit Wanaka without a quick snap at "that Wanaka tree" especially when your path takes…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 11
LAKE TEKAPO - WANAKA Section Distance = 201 km Total Distance = 1449 km Helloooo lake country! LAKE TEKAPO - LAKE OHAU Took a break from hiking to cycle the…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 10
ARTHUR'S PASS - LAKE TEKAPO Section Distance = 194 km Total Distance = 1248 km This section had so many highlights, from reaching the highest point of the trail and…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 9
BOYLE VILLAGE - ARTHUR'S PASS Section Distance = 171.5km Total Distance = 1054 km Hang on, what happened to hiking St Arnaud - Boyle Village you may be wondering... in…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 8
HAVELOCK - ST ARNAUD Section Distance = 164.5 km Total Distance = 882.5 km The Richmond Ranges are said to be one of the longest and hardest sections on the…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 7
WELLINGTON - HAVELOCK Section Distance = 90km (hiking distance not counting the 100km ferry ride) Total Distance = 718km Officially started the south island leg of the TA!!! What was…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 6
TARARUA RANGE ROUND 2 Section Distance = 57km Total Distance = 628km POADS RD - TE MATAWAI HUT I'm back!!! After having to skip the high ranges on my hike…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 5
TAUMARUNUI - NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE Section Distance = 121 km Total Distance = 571 km In between my Whanganui River attempts outlined in Te Araroa Part 4 was an epic…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 4
WHANGANUI - NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE Section Distance = 171.5 km Total Distance = 450 km This section involved a little flip flopping (changing the direction of the hike) due to…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 3
PALMERSTON NORTH - WHANGANUI Section Distance = 107 km Total Distance = 278.5 km This section was mostly town hopping Palmerston North - Fielding - Bulls - Koitiata - Whanganui,…