34 km total 2773 km 8 hours Yeah the rain stopped but I still have to pack a heavy wet tent. My dry feet get almost immediately wet as I resume my long walk and they will keep that state for the whole day. The walk through the high grass is nice but it is […]
24 km total 2610 km 7 hours
16 km total 2626km 7 hours Wet dday but nice track. I am feeling great today and I enjoyed the three hills I had to cross. Lots of up and down and a last slippery descend to roses hut but even with an average weather it was really enjoyable. This was one of my best […]
29km total 2677km 7 hours An easy walk into Queenstown. The fact that ride with a bike most of this track makes it interesting. It is not the shortest distance into town but I enjoy every moment of it, even the shower I get along lake Hayes. I reach Queenstown and its tourist and get […]
22 km total 2648km 7 hours
22km total 2561 km 6 hours And another bad weather day. It is with an amazing sunrise and some cold rain that I start my walk upward breast hill. The road up there is easy to walk but the rain and the wind makes it a cold moment to get through. I have a break […]
39 km total 2539 km 12 hours And my phone is dead. It didn’t like much the Ahuriri River. Guess I will have to get a new one in Wanaka. Luckily I have my printed maps with me and the track is pretty straight forward. Once up the river bank, the track goes through farmland […]
28 km total 2500 km 8 hours Finally some mountains again. The track soon leave the lake shores and gets up through a beech forest in a small valley up a saddle direction Ahuriri valley. The landscape remind me of Switzerland a lot. I enjoy the walk despite the sun shining high that day. The […]
40km total 2374km 12 hours Another highlight on Te Araroa trail! Today I am crossing stag saddle, the highest point of this trail. I leave late as usual stone hut and immediately dive my feet in the cold river. This makes me walk even faster. I reach royal hut after ninety minutes and carry on […]
16km total 2390km 3.5 hours After a nice night and a great sunrise I walk the last bit into Tekapo. The road is not really interesting but it is an easy walk. Just before the end a footpath more or less washed out leads to the small touristic village. I have the first sight of […]
