Content tagged with “Te Araroa”
Te Araroa ("The Long Pathway") is a roughly 3,000 km long-distance hiking trail located in New Zealand (Aotearoa), spanning both the North and South Islands.
In 2023-2024, I am thru-hiking the Te Araroa.
Te Araroa, 2023 - 2024
- Why Te Araroa? (10/30/2023 12:00 pm)
- Journey to Auckland: Leaving the US is Harder Than It Should Be (11/1/2023 7:41 pm)
- Journey to Auckland: Arrival in Auckland (11/2/2023 9:48 am)
- Auckland: Getting Situated (11/2/2023 7:03 pm)
- Auckland: Recovery from Jet Lag (11/4/2023 9:36 pm)
- Auckland: The Calm Before the Storm (11/7/2023 10:43 pm)
- Auckland: Can’t Go Hiking Without Food (11/8/2023 11:34 pm)
- Auckland: Ready to Go! (11/9/2023 11:27 pm)
- Te Araroa Gear (11/10/2023 12:00 pm)
- Northern Terminus of Te Araroa (11/10/2023 6:34 pm)
- Day 1: And Away We Go… (11/10/2023 9:29 pm)
- Day 2: In the Shadow of Giant Sand Dunes (11/11/2023 8:59 pm)
- Day 3: Ninety Mile Beach (Day 1) (11/12/2023 4:01 pm)
- Day 4: Ninety Mile Beach (Day 2) (11/13/2023 9:35 pm)
- Day 5: Ninety Mile Beach (Day 3) (11/14/2023 4:40 pm)
- Day 6: Road Walk From Ahipara to Kaitaia (11/15/2023 11:12 pm)
- Day 7: Road Walk from Kaitaia to Raetea Forest (11/16/2023 9:37 pm)
- Day 8: A Muddy Trek Through the Raetea Forest (11/17/2023 10:14 pm)
- Day 9: Road Walk to the Puketī Forest (11/18/2023 9:57 pm)
- Day 10: Puketī Forest: The River, The Ridge, And Rain (11/19/2023 9:18 pm)
- Day 11: Roads and Waterfalls on the Way to Kerikeri (11/20/2023 9:41 pm)
- Day 12: Zero in Kerikeri (11/21/2023 9:56 pm)
- Day 13: Road Walk from Kerikeri to Paihia (11/22/2023 8:13 pm)
- Day 14: Road walk (and Boardwalk) Around the Russell Forest (11/23/2023 3:54 pm)
- Day 15: Road Walk to Helena Bay and Helena Ridge (11/24/2023 7:40 pm)
- Day 16: Road Walk to Whananaki (11/25/2023 8:27 pm)
- Day 17: A Long Footbridge, and Road Walk to Ngunguru (11/26/2023 9:06 pm)
- Day 18: Horahora River, Taiharuru River, and Ocean Beach (11/27/2023 9:35 pm)
- Day 19: Ocean Beach, Bream Head, and Road Walk to Reotahi Bay (11/28/2023 7:59 pm)
- Day 20: A Ferry, Uretiti Beach, and Road Walk from Ruakākā to Waipu Cove (11/29/2023 6:05 pm)
- Day 21: Brynderwyn Hills and Mangawhai Cliffs (11/30/2023 11:59 pm)
- Day 22: Zero in Mangawhai Heads (12/1/2023 11:34 pm)
- Day 23: Te Arai and Pakiri Beaches (12/2/2023 10:03 pm)
- Day 24: Mount Tamahunga, The Dome, and Mud (12/3/2023 9:38 pm)
- Day 25: Roads, Farms, and Trails to Puhoi (12/4/2023 9:27 pm)
- Day 26: Hibiscus Coast Highway and Wenderholm Park (12/5/2023 11:18 pm)
- Day 27: Zero in Auckland (12/6/2023 6:33 pm)
- Day 28: Waiwera Beach, Ōrewa Beach, Silverdale, Stillwater, and the Okura Bush Walkway (12/7/2023 5:40 pm)
- Day 29: Auckland North (12/8/2023 9:50 pm)
- Day 30: Auckland Central (12/9/2023 11:37 pm)
- Day 31: Second Zero in Auckland (12/10/2023 9:30 pm)
- Day 32: Auckland South (12/11/2023 9:55 pm)
- Day 33: Drury to Mercer (12/12/2023 10:20 pm)
- Day 34: Overgrown Farms from Mercer to Rangiriri (12/13/2023 8:34 pm)
- Day 35: Farm and Road Walk to Huntly (12/14/2023 9:32 pm)
- Day 36: Hakarimata and Waterworks Walk to Ngāruawāhia (12/15/2023 9:20 pm)
- Day 37: Te Awa River Ride and Road Walk to Whatawhata (12/16/2023 10:16 pm)
- Day 38: Roads, Farms, and the Tahuanui Track to Pirongia Summit (12/17/2023 10:27 pm)
- Day 39: The Very Muddy Hihikiwi Track (12/18/2023 9:59 pm)
- Day 40: Road and Amazing Trail to Waitomo (12/19/2023 9:12 pm)
- Day 41: Road and Farm Walk to Te Kūiti (12/20/2023 4:47 pm)
- Day 42: Road Walk to a Farmhouse (12/21/2023 9:02 pm)
- Day 43: Road Walk to the Pureora Forest (12/22/2023 9:04 pm)
- Day 44: Timber Trail (North Half) (12/23/2023 8:28 pm)
- Day 45: Timber Trail (South Half) (12/24/2023 8:45 pm)
- Day 46: Road Walk to Taumarunui (12/25/2023 9:30 pm)
- Day 47: Zero in Taumarunui (12/26/2023 10:31 pm)
- Day 48: Double Zero in Taumarunui (12/27/2023 1:33 pm)
- Day 49: Road Walk to Ōwhango, 42 Traverse (12/28/2023 8:37 pm)
- Day 50: 42 Traverse, Waione/Cokers Track, and Road Walk to Tongariro Holiday Park (12/29/2023 10:08 pm)
- Day 51: Tongariro Weather Delay (12/30/2023 8:46 pm)
- Day 52: Tongariro Weather Delay Day 2 (12/31/2023 8:28 pm)
- Day 53: Tongariro Alpine Crossing (1/1/2024 9:11 pm)
- Day 54: Tama Lakes and Taranaki Falls (1/2/2024 10:17 pm)
- Day 55: Whakapapaiti Valley Track and Mangahuia Track (1/3/2024 10:12 pm)
- Day 56: Road to Kaitieke (1/4/2024 9:34 pm)
- Day 57: Road Walk to Whakahoro (1/5/2024 9:26 pm)
- Day 58: Whanganui River Journey Day 1: Whakahoro to John Coull Hut (1/6/2024 9:02 pm)
- Day 59: Whanganui River Journey Day 2: John Coull Hut to Ngaporo Campsite (1/7/2024 9:27 pm)
- Day 60: Whanganui River Journey Day 3: Ngaporo Campsite to The Flying Fox (1/8/2024 10:48 pm)
- Day 61: Whanganui River Journey Day 4: The Flying Fox to Hipango Park (1/9/2024 9:19 pm)
- Day 62: Whanganui River Journey Day 5: Hipango Park to Whanganui (1/10/2024 10:54 pm)
- Day 63: Road Walk and Whangaehu Beach (1/11/2024 10:25 pm)
- Day 64: Turakina Beach and Road Walk to Bulls (1/12/2024 10:51 pm)
- Day 65: Road Walk from Bulls to Feilding (1/13/2024 10:48 pm)
- Day 66: Feilding to Palmerston North (1/14/2024 8:49 pm)
- Day 67: Zero in Palmerston North (1/15/2024 8:50 pm)
- Day 68: Trails, Cycle Paths, and Roads to Whare o Moturimu (1/16/2024 10:23 pm)
- Day 69: Road and Forest Tracks to Tokomaru Shelter (1/17/2024 8:47 pm)
- Day 70: Mangahao-Makahika Track (1/18/2024 10:12 pm)
- Day 71: Tararua Range Day 1: Gable End, Waiopehu, and Dora Tracks (1/19/2024 11:15 pm)
- Day 72: Tararua Range Day 2: Dora Track to Dracophyllum Hut (1/20/2024 9:42 pm)
- Day 73: Tararua Range Day 3: Dora and Waitewaewae Tracks (1/21/2024 10:40 pm)
- Day 74: Tararua Range Day 4: Waitewaewae Track to Parawai Lodge (1/22/2024 9:26 pm)
- Day 75: Tararua Range Day 5: Pukeatua Ridge Route and Road Walk to Waikanae (1/23/2024 10:18 pm)
- Day 76: Kapiti Coast: Paraparaumu, Raumati, and Whareroa Beaches (1/24/2024 10:10 pm)
- Day 77: Escarpment Track, Ara Harakeke Walkway, and Urban Tracks to Porirua (1/25/2024 9:44 pm)
- Day 78: Colonial Knob and Spicer Forest (1/26/2024 9:47 pm)
- Day 79: Wellington North (1/27/2024 10:35 pm)
- Day 80: Wellington South (1/28/2024 7:34 pm)
- Day 81: Zero in Wellington (1/29/2024 11:20 pm)
- Day 82: Transit to the South Island (1/30/2024 10:27 pm)
- Day 83: Queen Charlotte Track Day 1: Ship Cove to Camp Bay (1/31/2024 7:25 pm)
- Day 84: Queen Charlotte Track Day 2: Camp Bay to Mistletoe Bay (2/1/2024 9:29 pm)
- Day 85: Queen Charlotte Track Day 3: Mistletoe Bay to Anakiwa (2/2/2024 9:18 pm)
- Day 86: Link Pathway to Havelock (2/3/2024 9:12 pm)
- Day 87: Road and Farm Walk to Pelorus Bridge (2/4/2024 7:06 pm)
- Day 88: Pelorus River Track (2/5/2024 10:21 pm)
- Day 89: Bryant Range (2/6/2024 9:56 pm)
- Day 90: Richmond Range Day 1: Browning Hut to Slaty Hut (2/7/2024 8:04 pm)
- Day 91: Richmond Range Day 2: Slaty to Rintoul (2/8/2024 9:22 pm)
- Day 92: Richmond Range Day 3: Rintoul to Mid Wairoa (2/9/2024 9:34 pm)
- Day 93: Richmond Range Day 4: Mid Wairoa to Hunters (2/10/2024 8:07 pm)
- Day 94: Richmond Range Day 5: Hunters to Red Hills (2/11/2024 9:16 pm)
- Day 95: Richmond Range Day 6: Red Hills to St Arnaud (2/12/2024 8:43 pm)
- Day 96: Zero in St Arnaud (2/13/2024 9:07 pm)
- Day 97: Lake Rotoiti (2/14/2024 8:15 pm)
- Day 98: Travers Valley (2/15/2024 8:56 pm)
- Day 99: Travers Saddle and Sabine River (2/16/2024 9:56 pm)
- Day 100: Waiau Pass and Waiau Uwha River (2/17/2024 9:42 pm)
- Day 101: Waiau and Henry River Valleys (2/18/2024 9:51 pm)
- Day 102: St James Walkway to Boyle (2/19/2024 6:05 pm)
- Day 103: Zero in Hanmer Springs (2/20/2024 9:50 pm)
- Day 104: Tui and Hope-Kiwi Tracks (2/21/2024 9:33 pm)
- Day 105: Hope-Kiwi Track and Harpers Pass Track (2/22/2024 9:35 pm)
- Day 106: Harpers Pass Track and Taramakau River (2/23/2024 9:18 pm)
- Day 107: Taramakau and Ōtira Rivers (2/24/2024 8:52 pm)
- Day 108: Weather Zero in Arthurs Pass (2/25/2024 8:37 pm)
- Day 109: Deception River (2/26/2024 8:55 pm)
- Day 110: Deception River, Goat Pass, and Mingha River (2/27/2024 10:20 pm)
- Day 111: Lagoon Saddle Track (2/28/2024 9:29 pm)
- Day 112: Harper River Valley (2/29/2024 9:51 pm)
- Day 113: Harper Road and Lake Hill Track (3/1/2024 10:26 pm)
- Day 114: Zero in Methven (3/2/2024 10:54 pm)
- Day 115: Second Zero in Methven (3/3/2024 8:36 pm)
- Day 116: Final Zero in Methven (3/4/2024 6:40 pm)
- Day 117: Turtons and Clent Hills Saddles (3/5/2024 9:44 pm)
- Day 118: Emily Hill Route and Clearwater Track (3/6/2024 10:24 pm)
- Day 119: Rangitata River and Bush Stream (3/7/2024 9:21 pm)
- Day 120: Bush Stream, Day Two (3/8/2024 7:52 pm)
- Day 121: Stag Saddle (3/9/2024 9:29 pm)
- Day 122: Lake Tekapo (3/10/2024 10:25 pm)
- Day 123: Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail to Twizel (3/11/2024 9:14 pm)
- Day 124: Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail to Lake Ohau Lodge (3/12/2024 9:59 pm)
- Day 125: Freehold Creek and Ahuriri River East Branch (3/13/2024 9:29 pm)
- Day 126: Ahuriri River, Avon Burn, and Timaru River (3/14/2024 9:00 pm)
- Day 127: Timaru River (3/15/2024 7:57 pm)
- Day 128: Breast Hill and Gladstone Track (3/16/2024 9:51 pm)
- Day 129: Hawea River Track, Clutha River, and Lake Wanaka (3/17/2024 8:57 pm)
- Day 130: Zero in Wanaka (3/18/2024 10:56 pm)
- Day 131: Glendhu Bay Track and Motatapu Track (3/19/2024 9:27 pm)
- Day 132: Motatapu Track Day 2 (3/20/2024 8:35 pm)
- Day 133: Motatapu Track Day 3 (3/21/2024 7:20 pm)
- Day 134: Motatapu Track, Macetown, and Big Hill Track (3/22/2024 7:56 pm)
- Day 135: Wakatipu Track (3/23/2024 11:26 pm)
- Day 136: Zero in Queenstown (3/24/2024 7:40 pm)
- Day 137: Second Zero in Queenstown (3/25/2024 10:39 pm)
- Day 138: Greenstone Track and Mavora Walkway (3/26/2024 9:27 pm)
- Day 139: Mavora Walkway Day 2 (3/27/2024 8:05 pm)
- Day 140: Mavora Walkway and Mararoa River Track (3/28/2024 6:03 pm)
- Day 141: Mavora Lakes Road (3/29/2024 11:24 pm)
- Day 142: Takitimu Forest Day 1 (3/30/2024 9:27 pm)
- Day 143: Takitimu Forest Day 2 (3/31/2024 8:05 pm)
- Day 144: Mount Linton Station (4/1/2024 10:49 pm)
- Day 145: Woodlaw Forest and Island Bush (4/2/2024 9:14 pm)
- Day 146: Longwood Forest Day 1 (4/3/2024 8:52 pm)
- Day 147: Longwood Forest Day 2 (4/4/2024 8:33 pm)
- Day 148: Longwood Forest and Colac Bay (4/5/2024 10:00 pm)
- Day 149: Oreti Beach (4/6/2024 7:59 pm)