Te Araroa, New Zealand - October 2022-April 2023

In this page, you can find everything related to our Te Araroa hike in New Zealand!

After many years of hiking in our beloved mountains close to home, we finally realized our dream: thru-hiking Te Araroa, a 3000km long hike crossing the whole country of New Zealand. Starting in Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island, we have hiked most of the way down to Bluff, the southernmost point of the South Island.

Here is where we have been:


And here are some (approximate) statistics about this adventure:

160
Days on trail
2370
Km hiked/paddled
70568 m
Total elevation gain
33 km
Longest day
1793 m
Max elevation gain
1823 m
Max elevation loss
71
Tent Nights
39
Hut nights
41
Rest days
88
Hot showers
64
Rainy days
75
Days with wet feet
8
Pairs of shoes
5
Canoeing days
57
Hitchhikes
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Memories

 

Finally, you can trace back our (many) steps in the articles below!