Te Araroa Trail Day 133. Arthur’s Pass – Avalanche Peak Route

Te Araroa Trail Day 133 - Avalanche Peak

Te Araroa Trail - Avalanche Peak (Off  Trail) Whilst Phil was slogging it out on the Mingha Deception/Goat Pass route, Mike and I had a leisurely morning. I got up at 8.30 am, then we…

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Te Araroa Trail Day 94. Top Timaru Hut 2559.5kms – Pakituhi hut 2583.7kms

Te Araroa Trail Day 94 - Timaru river valley

Te Araroa Trail Timaru River, Stodys hut (that climb..!) and Lake Hawea My most memorable day on TA If you're researching Te Araroa Trail and you're soon to embark on this incredible journey, you can…

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Te Araroa Trail Day 91. Tekapo 2423.3kms – Freehold Creek track 2516.3kms

Te Araroa Trail Day 91 - Tekapo to Lake Ohau

Te Araroa Trail Lake Tekapo to Ohau and beyond... I woke early today as I had a big day of cycling between Lake Tekapo and Lake Ohau. The water was back on in Tekapo after…

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Te Araroa Trail Day 64. Nichols hut 1599.8kms – Waitewaewae hut 1607.8kms

Te Araroa Trail Nichols hut to Mount Crawford

Te Araroa Trail Nichols hut to Waitewaiwai hut My night in the tent outside Nichols hut in the beautiful Tararua rangess started off freezing, then I had to unpeel all the layers during the night.…

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Te Araroa Trail Day 36. Kaniwhaniwha stream 837.5kms – Pirongia summit 848.4kms

Te Araroa Trail Pirongia

Te Araroa Trail Pirongia The easy walking and slackpacking of the past few days had turned me into a bit of a sissy, but after an hour on Pirongia mountain with a fully loaded 16kg…

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