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Sunday, April 7, 2024 8:47 pm
Location: Stirling Point, Bluff, Southern Terminus of Te Araroa (3074.5 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
After 150 days and 3074.5 km of hiking (and also canoeing and cycling), I reached Bluff, the southern terminus of Te Araroa.
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 7:59 pm
Location: Invercargil / Tuatara Lodge (3039.7 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
The penultimate day on Te Araroa was a long walk along Oreti Beach, bookended with roadwalk in Riverton and Invercargill.
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Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 pm
Location: Riverton / Riverton Holiday Park (3006.7 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
With forest and mountains behind me, Te Araroa begins following the south coast of the South Island.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:33 pm
Location: Turnbull’s Hut (2982.7 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
A second day in the Longwood Forest took me through extremely muddy trail to the final hut on Te Araroa.
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