Te Araroa Trail – Part 22
ST ARNAUD - BOYLE VILLAGE Section Distance - 115km Total Distance - 3020km ST ARNAUD - UPPER TRAVERS HUT After weather conditions caused me to skip this section for safety reasons when…
Te Araroa Trail – Part 21
KAITAIA - CAPE REINGA Section Distance - 116km Total Distance - 2905km KAITAIA - AHIPARA HOME STRETCH!!! Sort of.... I have over 100km to reach Cape Reinga and almost all of it…
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 15
TAUMARUNUI - TE KUITI Section Distance = 161 km Total Distance = 2026 km I'm back to finish the north island!!! When I began my TA journey I could only get…
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 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 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 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…