Te araroa the long pathway is new zealands long distance tramping route, stretching circa 3,000 kilometres 1,900 mi along the length of the countrys two main islands from cape reinga to bluff. After saying goodbye to several long term hiking buddies i found myself heading out alone into what was a potentially challenging high country section. Search images maps play youtube news gmail drive more. My fenix 3 counted all 4,209,682 steps i took on the te araroa. It also shows campsites, huts, topographical maps and information on trail elevation, even in areas with no internet access. I will be carrying a lightweight pair of sandals to be used at night and to cross rivers. The te araroa trail crosses many, many rivers, and i hate hiking in wet shoes all day it causes me a lot of blisters.
With the free version, you can search for trails and view maps both online and offline. Dec 23, 20 the problem is that gps can not let storereador display more than 100 jpeg files and a predifined size of kmz file. New zealands landscape is famously various, and the trail is a natural showcase of that diversity. Explore the most popular hiking and biking trails around the world with your own personal handheld trail guide. If you do go the phone route, check out openstreetmaps. Hikes that start and finish at the sea have always been my favourite types, its just not possible to go any further, and new zealand is a very special place cramming so. Te araroa hiker is a detailed, mapbased 4part smartphone guide for your hike on new zealands 3000kilometre te araroa, created by the developers of the popular series of guthooks guides long. We bought the i hike nz app and uploaded all the te araroa maps to the app ahead of time a similar app used by other hikers was gaia gps. Compare to other thruhikes like pacific crest trail or appalachian trail, te araroa trail is very different and unpredictable every day.
Comfort theory new zealand is a short film produced by comfort theory while thru hiking new zealands 3000km te araroa and presented by outside television. Te araroa new zealands trail home,te araroa is new zealands trail taking in spectacular new zealand landscapes from beaches to volcanoes to forests to cities. The 3000km route stretching from cape reinga in the north of new zealand to bluff in the south was officially opened december 3rd, 2011 by the governorgeneral of new zealand, sir jerry mataparae. It is an astonishing route of 3,000 km across the country stretching from cape reinga to bluff. Trek the north island, south island, and all in between on te araroa. Hike offline and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad and ipod touch.
The book maps the 3000kilometer trail in 40kilometer sections, with maps by leading map maker roger smith of. This post outlines all the gear im taking with me on my thruhike of te araroa. Achara is the first thai woman to walking the entire length of the south island and not just that we did a very long route over 2000km on the south island alone. I hiked the te araroa nobo in the season of 1516 and in 2017 i also hiked the pacific crest trail. Here you find our te araroa gear list for our longdistance hike in new zealand 1516. Whats called hiking in the northern hemisphere is called tramping. Maps and navigation te araroa supertramp te araroa trail. With a ferry into the cbd, te araroa leaves the pacific ocean and its harbours and heads across. Tramping the full length of the trail generally takes three to six months. One of our main tasks after arriving in auckland before starting the trail was to get our mail drops situated. While its difficult to put a finger on these intangible changes, i was able to witness physical changes with the help of my fenix 3. Guthook guides hiking guides created by atlas guides.
Oct 11, 2017 3 what makes the te araroa trail unique. The book maps the 3000kilometre trail in 40kilometre sections, with maps by. Advice to future te araroa walkers walking with wired. When importing a gpx file for the te araroa trail, we suggest that you use the. Dec 12, 20 maps to prepare the te araroa, i trust the informations regularly edited and updated on i have downloaded the pdf maps and track notes. The long pathway, a continuous trail running from cape reinga to bluff, 35 years in the making, which officially opened in late 2011. Sep 25, 2015 the trail notes, maps, and a gps andor mapping app on your smartphone will help you from poking out your eyes when the trail plays hide and seek.
Feb 14, 2017 since the trails opening, the number of hikers on the te araroa have doubled annually, according to rob wakelin, chief executive officer of the ta trust. However, the majority of their features remain the same, and they access the same trail guide data. Great new friends, grindingly hard trail, delicious food, near disasters, and beautiful scenery. In midseptember 2016, a long flight takes me from zurich via london, singapore and sydney to auckland, from where i hitch up to cape reinga, my starting point of te araroa.
Those familiar with the guthook app used on most major us trails and some. During the 201415 hiking season, the ta trust estimates approximately 200 people attempted thru hikes, with many more tackling sections of. These are offered free of charge by the te araroa trust. Te araroa is new zealands premier longdistance hiking trail, stretching 3000 km 1860 mi across the countrys two main islands. New zealand topo map gps navigation app for your iphone, ipad. Te araroa is new zealands trail taking in spectacular new zealand landscapes from beaches to volcanoes to forests to cities.
New leg of te araroa trail will be one of wellingtons finest walks te araroa walking trail popularity creates pressure points. I had a 75l backpack and carried about 16kg of base weight. Trail notes southbound trail notes northbound updated 1 october 2019. Te araroa the long pathway hike the length of new zealand on te araroa the long pathway, taking in spectacular landscapes from coastlines, volcanoes and forests to cities. Your good intentions to do so will, however, rapidly go to pot when you discover the gpx files. You tend to hear by word of mouth or social media, but the official information will be posted on the trail status section. Te araroa trail l the worlds newest long distance hike. Best time for te araroanew zealands trail 2020 best. Oct 01, 2019 this contains routes that directly align to the way in which routes are listed on the te araroa website, with waypoints at each section end. Wainwrights coast to coast, hadrians wall path, cotswold way, west highland way, south downs way, and ridgeway. If you are not well in the habit of backpacking weekends when you start the trail, your body will react in weird and wonderful and highly painful ways which you cannot anticipate, and it will mean that the first few weeks of your journey are mainly horrible. You can use it in flight mode to save batteries on your phone and because it uses the gps function you dont need cell service. The route was officially called te araroa trail and opened in 2011 by the governorgeneral of new zealand, sir jerry mateparae. Time flies and a bit more than 4 months later, my te araroa adventure comes to its end.
These will be suitable to save on a phonedevice and scroll through the series or print efficiently. It stretches from cape reinga on the northern tip of. Te araroa gear list do what make good by florian astor. Te araroa the trail app provides useful information to guide thru hikers. Te araroa 9 epic longdistance trails mnn mother nature. Te araroa ta was the trail i had chosen to kickoff my new fulltime outdoor life back in 2012. Opened in 2011, this path links the geographical extremes of the island nation. Soul trekkers march 27, 2014 leave a comment photo credit. Te araroa new zealands trail auckland, te araroa traverses new zealands new super city a far reaching district of contrasts. Te araroa new zealands trail home, te araroa is new zealands trail taking in spectacular new zealand landscapes from beaches to volcanoes to forests to cities. The etrex 20 was great, and i ran into a number of other people using the same exact model. Sep 25, 2014 the 1,800 mile te araroa trail runs the length of new zealand. Thru hiking new zealands te araroa official trailer youtube.
I got up and walked the te araroa is a factual account of my endtoend hike of the te araroa trail. During the 201415 hiking season, the ta trust estimates approximately 200 people attempted thru hikes, with many more tackling sections of the trail. I began to walk the te araroa with eyes and mind wide open, and in return the trail unveiled unimaginable experiences. Te araroa the long new zealand trail when the 3000kilometre te araroa the long pathway was completed in new zealand in december 2011, it became one of the worlds longest walking trails. Also we started at the end of summer taking 5 months just on the south island walking all winter.
This content can be shared and edited for the purpose of promoting new zealand as a visitor destination. You can use it in flight mode to save batteries on your phone and because it uses. How to walk te araroa, new zealand part 3 the trek. It is made up of a mixture of older tracks and walkways, new tracks, and link sections alongside roads. Users will be able to view official trail notes, maps, elevation. The 1,800 mile te araroa trail runs the length of new zealand. In the last week i tramped alone along the mavora walkway, a stunning route through vast. Nice to have, but if you take paper maps, a compass, and have the topo maps functional with gps on your cellphone you should be right. Te araroa in new zealand, and the west highland way in the uk. New leg of te araroa trail will be one of wellingtons finest walks te araroa walking trail popularity creates pressure points tourism booming, people visiting te araroa trail the. Te araroa new zealands national hiking trail great divide trail the official app of the great divide trail croatian long distance trail janapar trail jordan trail trailblazer british walking guides. Since the trails opening, the number of hikers on the te araroa have doubled annually, according to rob wakelin, chief executive officer of the ta trust.
This app is available only on the app store for iphone and ipad. The trail leaves glorious white sandy beaches in the north and ventures inland for a taste of the semirural before racing back to the coast via suburban footpaths. Users will be able to view official trail notes, maps, elevation, campsites, huts, and offline topo maps without cell phone coverage. Its important to note that, because of the shortterm planning involved in my thruhike and the fact that gear is still arriving right up to a couple. Bought this app for the te araroa trail in new zealand. This long route goes from north to south and gives you, excited hikers, a ve. The te araroa trust suggests 5 spots on the south island where the resupply is doable in stores, but is limited, logistically challenging sometimes requiring a hitch andor expensive. This long route goes from north to south and gives you, excited hikers, a very wide window of walking opportunities. A walking guide to new zealands long trail by geoff. So its important to make sure you have the right stuff for the journey. Jun 26, 2014 te araroa trip report te araroa ta was the trail i had chosen to kickoff my new fulltime outdoor life back in 2012. When i started in new zealand i was completely overpacked. Te araroa trail officially opened in december 2011, which makes it the newest long distance hike in the world. Te araroa hiker is a detailed, mapbased 4part smartphone guide for your hike on new zealands 3000kilometre te araroa, created by the developers of.
In this blog post i share my thoughts on the most important parts of our te araroa hiking gear and describe how it coped during 4,5 months of tough testing on the trail. For more comments on gear see my te araroa gear page. Te araroa the long pathway is new zealand s long distance tramping route, stretching circa 3,000 kilometres 1,900 mi along the length of the countrys two main islands from cape reinga to bluff. This contains routes that directly align to the way in which routes are listed on the te araroa website, with waypoints at each section end. Te araroa, new zealand octmar, 201819 blissful hiker. These unexpected things occur the whole length of the trail. The trail notes, maps, and a gps andor mapping app on your smartphone will help you from poking out your eyes when the trail plays hide and seek. We both also one of a very few people who have attempted the ta trail over winter. When deciding to thruhike a long trail, gear can make or break your experience. Te araroa hiker app new in 2016 was the te araroa hiker app, which was hugely popular. But if you can be flexible you can just plan each section as you go one of the. On these two long distance trails i tried out a lot of different gear and also learned a lot. New zealands trail, a continuous trail running from cape reinga to bluff. Using these in conjunction with ihike gps on my iphone was a.
A link to my daybyday te araroa itinerary is here note that my times varied a lot depending on whether i was with company or alone. Our ios and android apps do differ slightly in their appearance. It performed flawlessly in navigating from mexico to canada on the pct. Thirtyfive years in the making, the trail officially opened in late 2011. I mainly used the gps on my cellphone to find out how far i was from the hut towards the end of a tiring day and never once got out my compass, though that doesnt mean you shouldnt carry one. Oct 10, 2016 comfort theory new zealand is a short film produced by comfort theory while thru hiking new zealands 3000km te araroa and presented by outside television. The 3000km route stretching from cape reinga in the north of new zealand to bluff in the south was officially opened december 3rd, 2011 by the governorgeneral of new zealand, sir jerry mateparae. Te araroa new zealands trail plan your trip,long distance tramping in new zealand can be challenging. Guthook guides help you get to the places youve dreamed of. And im not just talking about the 2800km of trail behind me. The problem is that gps can not let storereador display more than 100 jpeg files and a predifined size of kmz file. The trust survives on charitable donations so you may wish to support our ongoing ability to provide this assistance by making a donation.
Te araroa new zealands trail map and notes downloads. The ta trail notes will give you a guide to timings, as will blogs from former taers which can be found through the site. It uses your mobile devices internal gps to display your location and guide you along the trail no matter. You can also probably get away with just using a smartphones gps, although battery life and water resistance if you need your gps, chances are the weather is bad could be an issue. Completed in 2011, its a 3000 kilometer trail extending from cape reinga in the north to bluff in the south.
Take the 100 kmz files to cover all te araroa tracks, you will be able to display only the first andor second map to bad for you. The trail notes and other hiker comments revealed i should expect around 60 river crossings, trailless routes lightly marked with. Thru hiking new zealands te araroa official trailer. Te araroa hiking gear summary walking 3000km through new zealand with your hiking gear is a pretty good way to test its suitability, quality and durability. Maps to prepare the te araroa, i trust the informations regularly edited and updated on i have downloaded the pdf maps and track notes. A te araroa trail app designed to improve walker experience has been released. Planning and logistics project 40 te araroa 201516.
New zealands trail download our trail app te araroa. Te araroa the long new zealand trail tourism new zealand. As always, i welcome this transition, but each time i do so with a small dose of seemingly incurable apprehension. Nov 01, 2019 when deciding to thruhike a long trail, gear can make or break your experience. These pages are a3 colour pdf multipage files at 600 dpi.
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