JustagermanHiker
Te Araroa: Day 85-91
Day 85: Queenstown (0km) Uneventful day, I expected a huge storm, but all we got was a little bit of rain in town. Nevertheless it looked...
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JustagermanHiker
- Feb 16, 2020
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 79-84
Day 79 - 81: Wanaka I'm far ahead of my schedule. With only 10-15 hiking days (420km) and 1.5 months until my onward flight to the United...
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JustagermanHiker
- Feb 12, 2020
- 5 min
Te Araroa: Day 74-78
Day 74: Lake Tekapo to Twizel (55km) The last nights storm had passed and I was looking into clear blue skies again. I had to walk 1km...
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JustagermanHiker
- Feb 6, 2020
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 70-73
Day 70: Glenrock to Double Hut (31km) Me and 7 other hikers took the shuttle at noon back to the trail on the now southern shore of the...
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JustagermanHiker
- Feb 5, 2020
- 8 min
Te Araroa: Day 65-69
Day 65: Hanmer Springs to 2079.7 (10km + 7km) Leaving Hamner Springs was hard. The town was lovely and had a lot of good eateries. I...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 61-64
Day 61: St. Arnaud to 1978.7 (35km) After the challenging Richmond mountains I had planned for a rather easy day. I left St. Arnaud after...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 27, 2020
- 6 min
Te Araroa: Day 56-60
Day 56: Havelock to Middy Creek Hut (48km) The hike out of Havelock followed a gravel road for some 10km and than switched on a track...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
Te Araroa: Day 53-55
Day 53: Wellington to Ship Cove and Madsen Camp When beauty hits you like a hammer... I got up early today. The ferry to the South...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
Drone footage North Island: Day 1-49
After finishing all my chores in Wellington, i found some time to capture some moments from my drone videos. Due to technical and editing...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Te Araroa: Day 48-49
Day 48: Waikanae to Camp Elsdon (43km) Only two days left on the North Island! These two days would be mainly characterized by suburban...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 12, 2020
- 10 min
Te Araroa: Day 40-47
Day 40: Whanganui to Koitiata Campground (39km) It was great to rest my feet for a few days on the canoe, but overall I was happy to be...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 12, 2020
- 6 min
Te Araroa: Day 35-39
Day 35: Whakahoro to John Coull The canoes were supposed to arrive at 9am, so I got up at 7:30am, packed my stuff and had a great bacon &...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 1, 2020
- 5 min
Te Araroa: Day 30 - 34
Day 30: Taumarunui to Owhango to 1094.2 (35.6km + 15) Lost! For the first time on this trip I went way beyond my limit, on a day that...
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JustagermanHiker
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 25-29
Day 25 Auckland to Te Kuiti (11.5km) The Intercity bus from Auckland to Te Kuiti looked rather special and more like a train than an...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 21-24
Day 21: Hamilton to Free Camp Km 790.9 (31km) The bus arrived in Hamilton at noon, I grabbed my backpack and headed for the trail. It...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 17, 2019
- 5 min
Te Araroa: Day 16-20
Day 16: Mangawhei Heads to Pakiri Beach (28km) For today, the last major beachwalk was scheduled. After an easy 4-5km hike from Mangawhei...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 10, 2019
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 13-15
Day 13: Ngunguru to Ocean Beach (30km) Two major estuaries had to be crossed that day. According to James' briefing I left camp just...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 9, 2019
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 9-12
Day 9: Kerikeri to Paihia (28km) I got up at 7 am, got myself ready and walked up that gnarly hill at the holiday park campground. After...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Te Araroa: Day 5-8
Day 5: Ahipara to Makene Road Campground. Hitch from Ahipara to Ratea Forest and 20 km hike. The section from Ahipara to the Ratea Forest...
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JustagermanHiker
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
Te Araroa: Day 1-4
Getting to Cape Reinga I got up at 6 am, had a shower and a short breakfast at McDonalds. At 6:45 am I started roadwalking towards Cape...
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