Monday 20th February to Tuesday 21st February Total kms covered this section: 34.93 Day 81: Queen Charlotte Tavern to Havelock Official trail kms: 1793 - 1806km Distance walked today: 13.47km Total walked so far: 1914.34km Time today: 3 hours 3 minutes Calories burnt today: 2013kcal Total elevation gain today: 243m Did we get wet feet … Continue reading TA – Days 81 and 82: Queen Charlotte Tavern to Pelorus Bridge
Saturday 31st December to Tuesday 3rd January 2023 Total kms covered this section: 78.42 Day 74: Poads Road to Te Matawai Hut Official trail kms: 1552 – 1566km Distance walked today: 16.70km Total walked so far: 1756.60km Time today: 7 hours 26 minutes Calories burnt today: 4923kcal Total elevation gain today: 1563m Weather: Hot and … Continue reading TA – Days 74 to 77: Makahika to Waikane (Tararua Ranges)
Thursday 1st December to Tuesday 6th December Total kms covered this section: 185.96 Days 68 and 69: Wellington to Taumarunui via Whanganui Official trail kms: 1367 – 1374km Distance walked today: 6.5km Total walked so far: 1560.44km Time today: 1 hours 16 minutes Calories burnt today: 709kcal Total elevation gain today: 15m Weather: Fine for … Continue reading TA – Days 68 to 73: Whanganui River Canoe
Tuesday 29th November to Wednesday 30th November Total kms covered this section: 93.81 Firstly, I must apologise for the radio silence on here for the past month or so. We've had a bit of a rough time since getting home with our new house - with lawyers getting involved even. Unfortunately, it has engulfed us … Continue reading TA – Days 66 and 67: Waikanae to Wellington
Friday 25th November to Monday 28th November Total kms covered this section: 71.10 Day 62: Palmerston North to Te Whare O Motorimu Official trail kms: 1483 - 1515km Distance walked today: 31.85km Total walked so far: 1420.88km Time today: 7 hours 36 minutes Calories burnt today: 4095kcal Total elevation gain today: 917m Weather: Overcast but … Continue reading TA – Days 62 to 65: Palmerston North to Makahika
Monday 21st November to Thursday 24th November Total kms covered this section: 116.24 Day 58: Whanganui to Koitiata Official trail kms: 1373 - 1407km Distance walked today: 34.63km Total walked so far: 1307.42km Time today: 8 hours 24 minutes Calories burnt today: 4558kcal Total elevation gain today: 238m Weather: Wet, showers during the day, clearing … Continue reading TA – Days 58 to 61: Whanganui to Palmerston North
Saturday 19th November and Sunday 20th November Total kms covered this section: 0 This will be a very quick update as unfortunately our Whanganui Canoe trip was cancelled due to unsafe river levels from all the recent rain. Last we heard it is sitting around 8m when the safety cut off is 3.2m and therefore … Continue reading TA – Days 56 and 57: Whakahoro to Whanganui
Wednesday 16th November to Friday 18th November Total kms covered this section: 74.12 Day 53: Whakapapa Village to National Park Official trail kms: 1143 - 1163km Distance walked today: 20.78km Total walked so far: 1219.45km Time today: 7 hours 04 minutes Calories burnt today: 2890kcal Total elevation gain today: 344m Weather: Sunny with some high … Continue reading TA – Days 53 to 55: Whakapapa Village to Whakahoro
Sunday 13th November to Tuesday 15th November Total kms covered this section: 78.11 Day 50: Ōwhango to Tongariro Holiday Park (42 Traverse) Official trail kms: 1075 - 1113km Distance walked today: 39.82km Total walked so far: 1160.38km Time today: 9 hours 45 minutes Calories burnt today: 4649kcal Total elevation gain today: 1143m Weather: Jacket on, … Continue reading TA – Days 50 to 52: Ōwhango to Whakapapa Village
Thursday 10th November to Saturday 12th November Total kms covered this section: 54.40 Day 47: Bennett Road campsite to Taumarunui Official trail kms: 1022 - 1049km Distance walked today: 26.50km Total walked so far: 1092.66km Time today: 5 hours 43 minutes Calories burnt today: 3093kcal Total elevation gain today: 278m Weather: Sunny Happiness rating: 7/10 … Continue reading TA – Days 47 to 49: Timber Trail to Ōwhango
