Te Araroa Trail – Part 19
MANGAWHAI HEADS - PAIHIA Section Distance = 192 km Total Distance = 2652 km MANGAWHAI HEADS - WAIPU COVE Heather from the NZ Fairy Tern Trust joined me for the…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 18
AUCKLAND - MANGAWHAI HEADS Section Distance = 147 km Total Distance = 2460 km AUCKLAND CBD - TAKAPUNA HOLIDAY PARK Leaving the Auckland CBD behind I caught the ferry to…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 17
HAMILTON - AUCKLAND Section Distance = 164 km Total Distance = 2313 km HAMILTON - HUNTLY Leaving Hamilton behind my journey continues along the Te Awa Riverride Cycleway making fast…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 16
TE KUITI - HAMILTON Section Distance = 123 km Total Distance = 2149 km TE KUITI - WAITOMO This section started with a nice short day on a track that…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 14
BLUFF - STEWART ISLAND (RAKIURA TRACK) Section Distance = 35 km Total Distance = 1865 km BLUFF - MAORI BEACH CAMP A very foggy ferry crossing to Stewart Island to…
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…