Te Araroa (2025)

On this page we will share links and information related to our upcoming Te Araroa hike. Te Araroa means “The Long Pathway” and stretches through the whole southern and northern island of New Zealand. We are planning to start from Bluff in the south, and make our way up to Cape Reinga in the north during the winter (or summer in New Zealand) 2024-2025. The whole route is about 3 000 km long and we’re expecting to hike all of it in about 4 months.

 

What the route looks like

Te Araroa - THE PLAN

Start: Bluff, mid-December 2024
End: Cape Reinga, mid-April 2025
Total days: ~120
Total distance: ~3 000 km
Planned resupplies: 2 (with shoes, new socks, medication etc)
Regions passed: 11/16 (Southland, Otagu, Canterbury, West Coast, Tasman, Marlborough, Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Waikato,, Auckland, Northland)

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