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”

Te Araroa Trail – Part 3

PALMERSTON NORTH – WHANGANUI Section Distance = 107 km Total Distance = 278.5 km This section was mostly town hopping Palmerston North – Fielding – Bulls – Koitiata – Whanganui, exchanging the forest for farmlands. I had plenty of curious locals along the way (the sheep would move away but the cows would follow meContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 3”

Te Araroa Trail – Part 1

WELLINGTON – WAIKANAE Section Distance = 91 km Total Distance = 91 km While it was neither the starting point or date I had planned, I have finally started my epic journey along New Zealand’s Te Araroa Trail (the long pathway)! With the goal of completing all 3000km (in whichever order covid will allow 😅)Continue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 1”

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”

Tiny_Tramper Tackles the Milford Track

“Well deserved of its ‘Great Walk’ reputation!” From moss covered forests to snow-capped mountains, wildlife to waterfalls this track is well deserved of its ‘Great Walk’ reputation. For hundreds of years the Maori people of New Zealand used Mackinnon Pass as their overland route to access Milford Sound and collect Pounamu (the prized greenstone reliedContinue reading “Tiny_Tramper Tackles the Milford Track”

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