MANGAWHAI HEADS – PAIHIA Section Distance = 192 km Total Distance = 2652 km Heather from the NZ Fairy Tern Trust joined me for the first few km up to the Mangawhai cliff top walkway. After which I took a slight deviation from the official trail route to take in the Waipu Coastal Walkway pastContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 19”
Tag Archives: Explore
Te Araroa Trail – Part 17
HAMILTON – AUCKLAND Section Distance = 164 km Total Distance = 2313 km Leaving Hamilton behind my journey continues along the Te Awa Riverride Cycleway making fast progress along the flats. That is until I reached the Hakarimata Walkway and began the STEEP climb up hundreds of steps to the lookout (amazing views), across theContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 17”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 16
TE KUITI – HAMILTON Section Distance = 123 km Total Distance = 2149 km This section started with a nice short day on a “less than ideal” track but got me into Waitomo with enough time to do an afternoon glowworm tour! The town was named after the location in which the stream enters theContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 16”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 15
TAUMARUNUI – TE KUITI Section Distance = 161 km Total Distance = 2026 km Back to finish the north island!!! Roadwalking in a cyclone to kick it off 😅 but at least I didn’t have to worry about river crossings. Chose to sleep on the floor of the shelter rather than trying to set myContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 15”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 11
LAKE TEKAPO – WANAKA Section Distance = 201 km Total Distance = 1449 km Helloooo lake country! Took a break from hiking to cycle the Lake Tekapo to Lake Ohau section of trail. Much faster than walking… Leaving Lake Ohau behind I officially passed from Canterbury to Otago after crossing the Ahuriri River! I finishedContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 11”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 9
BOYLE VILLAGE – ARTHUR’S PASS Section Distance = 171.5km Total Distance = 1054 km Hang on, what happened to hiking St Arnaud – Boyle Village you may be wondering… in short 🌧🌧🌧 lots of rain! After hiking from St Arnaud to John Tait Hut only to find flooded rivers and a washed out bridge, withContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 9”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 6
TARARUA RANGE ROUND 2 “The best view come after the hardest climb!” Section Distance = 57km Total Distance = 628km I’m back!!! After having to skip the high ranges on my hike north from Wellington due to severe weather warnings this time around I was greeted with a glorious sunny day to brighten up theContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 6”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 5
TAUMARUNUI – NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE Section Distance = 121 km Total Distance = 571 km In between my Whanganui River attempts was an epic section of the trail which encompassed forest, volcanoes, alpine bog and all the environments in between!!! In order to give the river levels time to drop I decided to flip flopContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 5”
Tiny_Tramper’s Top Tips for Climbing Mt Kinabalu!
How to make it to the top! I’m not going to lie, climbing to the summit of Mt Kinabalu 4095.2m and back in 2 days is not a walk in the park, but that view from the top is worth all the effort to reach it! And after completing this beautiful climb here are myContinue reading “Tiny_Tramper’s Top Tips for Climbing Mt Kinabalu!”
Tiny_Tramper – Top 5 Tips for Hiking the Milford Track
There are 2 options for hiking the Milford Track, either as an independent hiker (you carry all your own gear including food and stay in the pre-booked DOC huts) or as part of a guided tour group such as Ultimate Hikes New Zealand (the more expensive option but you have private rooms in a lodge,Continue reading “Tiny_Tramper – Top 5 Tips for Hiking the Milford Track”
The Adventures of Tiny_Tramper 