Te Araroa Trail – Part 13
QUEENSTOWN - BLUFF Section Distance = 313 km Total Distance = 1830 km QUEENSTOWN - TAIPO HUT The looong home stretch for the south island began at the Greenstone/Cables carpark…
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 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 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 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 2
WAIKANAE - PALMERSTON NORTH Section Distance = 80.5 km Total Distance = 171.5 km Moss forests, mountains and mud...mostly mud! The Tararua Ranges are known for being one of the…
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