52km total 1203km 12.5 hours Okay. So this day wasn’t planned to be that long. After a slow breakfast I packed my things from the backpackers and finally started after 10 in the morning. It was so cold that I for once had to wear my rain jacket to start. Then with the sun it […]
20km total 1151km 6 hours total Finally some easy day again after the Tongariro crossing. I started around 9 and got on the trail heading west. The weather was clear and so were the views. The volcano landscape made a nice panorama. A few hours and puddles later I arrived to the my lunch spot […]
34km total 1131km 10 hours After a good night of sleep in the dry cabin I got up at 6 and it was soon time to take a decision. It was very foggy and I was not sure about wether the sun would be shining or the rain would b pouring all day long. After […]
27km total 1097km 7.5 hours Sunny! After a nice sleep and good breakfast I started the second part of the 42 traverse. A few quads and river crossings later the Te Araroa leaves the quad track into the Waione track. It is much muddy and less used than the traverse. At some point there is […]
33km total 1070 9 hours with a good break at the Owhango cafe After the briefing at the canoe rental place (with good coffee and homemade fresh bread 😉 ) I walked back to the road for a walk to Owhango. First sealed then gravel road leaded the way through the hills and valleys. The […]
Total 1037km Total 299.5 hours Planning and resupply day. After a good night sleep I went to the village to have breakfast and buy the usual things for the next 12 days. I need to get enough to eat for the next 170km section and also for the 6 days of the canoe trip. I […]
26km total 1032km 6 hours 298.5 hours Another road walk day. But today the weather is sunny and the view beautiful so I enjoyed quite a bit. I had a nice call with my mom on the way and took my time to walk and eat all y remaining food. I arrived at Taumarunui where […]
42km total 1007km 9.5 hours total 292.5hours 1000! What a good day ! And also first marathon hiked on the trail. As expected it rained non stop the whole morning but I was feeling great so it wasn’t much of a problem. I just didn’t tied my sandals properly so I got a rubbing wound […]
19km total 965km 5 hours total 283 hours The sun is back! Finally some warmth and drier trails. The went through the first hanging bridges before arriving in Piropiro. I got some beer and pizza at the lodge because pitching my tent on the nice (and free) campground. Tomorrow will be another rainy day so […]
18 km total 946km 5 hours total 278 hours After a rainy night where water went into my tent ( my pitching wasnt the best probably), I tried to keep my things more or less dry and started the timber trail. It is a cycleway so it was a easy trail but parts of it […]
