22 km total 2283km 6 hours Want some river crossings ? Today starts by basically walking up the Hakatere river. There are no track so you just walk the river. After numerous crossings the track goes up to Clint hills saddle and opens up to magnificent views. The Rocky mountain around me are impressive. I […]
16km total 2262km 5 hours The weather wasn’t the best near the Rakaia River but it go better soon as I walked up the mountain. The shuttle left us at 13:30 at the trail after Wayne picked us up in Methven. The track goes straight up to the saddle before getting easily down pass A […]
28km total 2245km 6 hours Ho another road walk day! 28 long kilometers on a boring road but with stunning scenery. I had good weather and really enjoyed the walk. I saw lots of merino sheep on the way and as well nice little lakes. A little part of the track went through grown and […]
19km total 2217km 4 hours A short and easy day for once. I enjoyed the hut and left late to walk this short day. The trail continues down the valley from the previous day and follows a 4WD track involving numerous crossing of the river. The valley then widens up and showed the view of […]
28 km total 2472 km 8 hours And the road walk goes on. After a very late and lazy start I try to get walking. Most of the day will be on a flat road. I try to get some motivation with music and podcasts. The sun is very hard today and shade is hard […]
15 km total 2179 km 5 hours Today I am going down everything I went up yesterday. The trail is in good shape with lots of boardwalk allowing a good pace down the pass. The views are nice and I easily reach the state highway after a last river cross. After a lunch break at […]
27km total 2163 km 10 hours Today is a stone day. After I left the nice kiwi hut, soon there is a big river to cross. Fortunately there are two smaller bread upstream that I cross separately. After the crossing the trail disappears for a while and I am.walking basically in older riverbeds. It is […]
25 km total 2104 km 9 hours with a two hours break at kiwi Lodge So many sandflies! After my breakfast in my tent I pack my stuff and start the day quite late. I walk easily to the kiwi lodge hut where I have a long break to eat in the shade of the […]
23 km total 2136 km 8.5 hours Another pass and lots of river crossings are on the program today. The tracks starts easily up the Harper’s Pass before getting into the river. With the heavy weather some parts are washed out and makes the progression more challenging but I still enjoy it. The weather is […]
9 km total 2113 km 4 hours with one hour in the pools Short day today. As I am a little bit tired from the last days I will have a easy day. The walk is easy and goes along the river with some occasional sidling on the steep forest. As I come across a […]
