28km total 548km 11h total 152h with 3 hours break waiting for the low tide After getting back to the road from my sleeping place I road walked to the Wenderholm regional Park and crossed the small hill from the Couldrey House to Waiwera. There the next section was on beaches and on rocks. As […]
31km total 520km 7h30 total 141h Youhouuuuu the 500k symbolic distance is done. It was a good feeling and compensated a bit with the scorching heat of the day. It isn’t even the up and down that kill me but more the heat which means the tmy body isn’t avlent to cool down quick enough. […]
26km total 489km 9h total 132h30 After a good coffee it was time to head to the forest. I started late and regretted it a little because of the heat. It is one of the days where I sweated quite a lot. The first summit Omaha Forest) was more or less easy but the second […]
28km total 463km 8h30 total 123h30 On today’s program was some road walk and some beach walk to connect to the next forest track. I took my second breakfast at Mangawhai and had also another good flat white there. Then the trail goes further on dusty gravel road. Finally you arrive the first beach you’ll […]
36km total 435km 10h (with a big coffee break) total 115hours Today was a long day. After a late start and a small beach walk, I hiked on the road to Waipu where I had a nice coffee break. At noon it was time to go further. After another gravel road walk to get to […]
32km total 399 km. 10h total 105 hours. After a nice walk on the beach the trail up to Bream’s Head was supposed to be closed but to my delight it was open. It isgreat pleasure that I hauled myself up the first mountain through the numerous stairs. I passed through an old WWII radar […]
27km total 367km 9 hours total 105 hours Today is wadding day! After a late start in order to get to the first estuary at low tide, I hiked slowly under the hot sun. The first crossing was easier than planned thanks to the good marking of the trail. Then came a few kilometers of […]
27km Total 340km 7h30 including a 1h burger and ice cream break. Total 96hours Nice start! After crossing the longest footbridge from the south emisphere (used by the children to get to school). The trail goes on the Whananaki coastal track. And there were stunning views from there. Together with the fantastic weather I really […]
32km total 313km 10 hours total 88h30 I am tired. The day started with a 10k on the paved road under a nice but already hot weather. Then the Helena Ridge track took me through nice forest of Manukas to the top of a few hills. It was warm but also very nice with fantastic […]
34 km (17 of them with Kayak rental) total 281 10 hours with lots of breaks total 78h30 Something new for today! We will need some paddling. Because the trail continues in the other side of the estuary we need some new mean of travel to cross it. I choose to Kayak it and we […]
