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”
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Te Araroa Trail – Part 18
AUCKLAND – MANGAWHAI HEADS Section Distance = 147 km Total Distance = 2460 km Leaving the Auckland CBD behind I caught the ferry to Devonport where I had the pleasure of brunch with southbound hiker Kris as we traded information about the upcoming sections. A short hike along footpaths and beach brought me to theContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 18”
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 13
QUEENSTOWN – BLUFF Section Distance = 313 km Total Distance = 1830 km The looong home stretch for the south island began at the Greenstone/Cables carpark on the opposite side of Lake Wakatipu. The nice easy trail through beech forest developed into a boggy, tree root strewn track, through tussock taller than me (this ledContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 13”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 12
WANAKA – QUEENSTOWN Section Distance = 89 km Total Distance = 1538 km One cannot visit Wanaka without a quick snap at “that Wanaka tree” especially when your path takes you right past it. With a nice cycleway to follow the hike between Wanaka and Gkendhu Bay flew by (it may have also had somethingContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 12”
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 7
PICTON – HAVELOCK “Views for days…” Section Distance = 90km Total Distance = 718km Officially started the south island leg of the TA!!! What was initially mostly a transit day turned into one of my favourite days on trail so far… Sighted little blue penguins and dolphins from the interislander ferry (Welly to Picton), moreContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 7”
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 4
WHANGANUI – NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE Section Distance = 171.5 km Total Distance = 450 km This section was completed in two parts due to the river levels on the Whanganui River delaying paddling, but I am going to put them both in this blog to save confusion over all the flip flopping I had toContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 4”
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!”
The Adventures of Tiny_Tramper 