TA day 12 zero day in Paihia
Second 0 day for me after some 150km of hike. Time to rest, resupply, take care of my feet and so on
Month: November 2019
TA day 11 Kerikeri to Paihia
25km total 246km 6h total 68h30 After a good flat white and buying some Gouda cheese I went along the river to the estuary. the weather was sunny but some rain was forecasted in the afternoon. The trail went through some residential area before going in a forest on a gravel road. It was nice […]
TA day 10 Puketi Forest HQ to Kerikeri
24 km total 221km 6 hours total 62h30 Nice road walking day. After getting some gravel road under my feet, the trail went up some pastures through a herd of sheep. The grass was wet and slippery but the landscapea were very contrasted and green. Then the trail got bat to the gravel for a […]
TA day 9 Omahuta and Puketi forests
25km total 197km 8h30 total 56h30 And now some more forest. After a hike down the road and through some mud in order to soak the socks for real, the trail continues litterally in the river. So you just have to follow the water. Of course the track is walkable only when the weather is […]
TA day 8 Mangamuka Bridge to Apple dam camp
12 km total 172km 4h total 48h To get to the next forest track another roadwalk was planned. We got a few thunderstorms but as we had a short hiking day we tayed under tent until the rain stopped. After another flat white at the local diary (maybe the forth since I am in NZ) […]
TA day 7 Raetea forest to Mangamuka Bridge
24 Km total 160 11h total 44h First jungle or forest tramping track of the TA after a good breakfast and a smooth start things get but like really muddy. And also get more sense of the tramping way of hike. There is basically no path, just markers on the trees that you follow. No […]
TA day 6 Ahipara to Raetea forest
36 km total 136 km (+4km to resupply) 7h30 total 33h Today is my first roadwalk day. This means that I won’t walk on a tramping track (NZ for hiking) but rather on the shoulder of the road. This is because the Herekino forest is closed and so there is a detour to walk on […]
TA day 5 zero day
0km total 100 Hours 0 Total 25h30 The title say it all. The zero days are used to rest, read, eat new food and sleeping. This means I stay two nights at the same place but can’t wait to hike on tomorrow.
TA day 4 Hukatere to Ahipara
30 km total 100 (according to the maps) 8 hours total 25h30 When you lack stimulis, strange things happens. I was sure to have heard people talking in the middle of nowhere but I was alone. I read that it is quite normal. Some people hike this beach by night and they have told about […]
TA day 3 Maunganui Bluff the Hukatere Utea Park
30 km Total 70 km 8 hours total 17h30 What else to say in comparison with yesterday? Sure I found out to my depends that the sun hit much harder than back in Switzerland. Hopping to get through the sunburn. Oh yeah and today there is much more traffic on the beach. Lot of 4×4 […]