Te Araroa Trail Blog

Diary - km 3028.9
Te Araroa completed.

Diary - Km 2962.4
Mavora bogs, autumn colors and the mud of the Longwoods.

Diary - Km 2615.6
Snow! A side trip to Mt. Aoraki (Mt. Cook).

Diary - Km 2473
Crossing Rakaia and Rangitata rivers.

Diary - Km 2087.1
2/3 of the trail done.

Diary - Km 1805.4
Beginning of the South Island. Queen Charlotte Track and bioluminescent waters.

Diary - Km 1715.4
North Island completed!

Diary - Km 1366.9
Whaganui river, Tongariro crossing and a side trip to Taranaki.

Diary - Km 1046
This trail is really good at not being a trail. Annoying things, biking Timber trail and walking into crap.

Diary - km 590.5
Happy New Year!

Diary - Km 507
A lot of roadwalking.

Diary - Km 226
The mud and the river.

Things you find on the 90 mile beach.

Diary - Km 100
The beach.

Diary - km 0
December 12, 2023, I started my Te Araroa hike southbound.