Training for Thru Hiking Some things a thru hiker will learn by completing a shakedown hike and doing some training... Read More
This is my Te Araroa Trail Gear list. The Te Araroa Trail has a reputation for being hard on gear... Read More
25th October 24 kilometers Waikoropupunoa Stream 22.7km to Beach Camp 46.7km Sleep came easy last night. The full moon was... Read More
October 27th24.8km Beach Camp 73km to Beach Camp 97.8 It was the forest birds that woke me around 6am. I... Read More
October 29th 22.5km Kaitaia 115.8km to Last water camp 138.3km There were several hikers staying at Beachcombers Backpackers in Kaitaia,... Read More
31st October 28.3km Makene road 155.6km to bushcamp 183.9 I arrived at the store around 9am. I was not in... Read More
The Te Araroa Trail New Zealand is a premier long distance hiking trail. It opened in 2011 and at this... Read More
24th October 22.7 kilometers Cape Reinga 0km to Waikoropupunoa Stream 22.7km Getting to the start of the Te Araroa trail... Read More
October 26th 26.3km Beach Camp 46.7km to Beach Camp 73km The constant salty wind mixed with the hot sun is... Read More
October 28th 18km Beach Camp 97.8 to Kaitaia 115.8km I was laying on my mattress with both legs pushing out... Read More
October 30th 17.3km Last water camp 138.3km to Makene road 155.6km The trail descended down a river of mud. I... Read More
1st November 19.2km bushcamp 183.9 to 205.1km My thoughts of hiking 50km to the next resupply were dashed. I failed... Read More
