A moderately long day along roads and some surprisingly amazing trail (for Te Araroa) brought us to Waitomo.
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A long slog on a very muddy downhill through the Pirongia Forest culminated in a road walk to a trail angel’s garage.
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A long and varied day of road walks, farm trails, and the Tahuanui Track through the Pirongia Forest led us to our highest point yet in New Zealand.
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A long day today took us from Ngāruawāhia, through Hamilton, and on to Whatawhata, and set us up for a summit of Pirongia Mountain tomorrow.
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A short but steep climb through the Hakarimata Range brought us to Ngāruawāhia, home of the Māori King.
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