Tuesday, November 21, 2023 9:56 pm
Location: Kerikeri (233.2 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Our first zero on Te Araroa, we rested and took care of chores in Kerikeri.
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Monday, November 20, 2023 9:41 pm
Location: Kerikeri (233.2 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Today’s mix of road, forest, and park trails brought us to Kerikeri, where we’re stopping for a much-needed day of rest.
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 9:18 pm
Location: Puketi Campsite (207.2 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Today was a long, arduous trek through water and steep hills, before turning into some of the most well-built trail I’ve ever seen. (Followed, of course, by a road walk.)
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Saturday, November 18, 2023 9:57 pm
Location: Blackbridge Camp (186.7 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
Another day, another roadwalk along Te Araroa, this time bringing us into the Puketī Forest.
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Friday, November 17, 2023 10:14 pm
Location: Makene Road Campsite (163.9 km)
Hike: Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
The Raetea Forest is as muddy as it is beautiful. It was unfortunate, then, that it was very beautiful.
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