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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Lake Hawea to Glendhu Bay
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Lake Hawea to Glendhu Bay. Wednesday, 16th January 2013 9 hrs 10 mins 48.8 kms. Today was scheduled to be one of those long, easy, but fast walking days - and so it turned out - following cycle trails for almost the whole day - and trying not to punish my feet any more than they were already. First along the Lake Hawea lakefront from east to west into the Hawea township, on a still morning - with the rabbit population out in force. The next section was th...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Timaru Creek to Lake Hawea
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Timaru Creek to Lake Hawea. Tuesday, 15th January 2013 9.25 hrs 23.3 kms. Leaving my campsite bright and early I continued on down the Timaru Creek with another 2 river crossings before I was done. In reality it is a river, not a creek - perhaps in dry summers it is a lot smaller. Evidence that not too long ago it was a lot higher too, which would have made it impassable. From there the edge of the cliffs are followed downwards to a new Pakituhi Hut, by whi...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Into the Takitimus
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 23 kms 9.25 hrs. An hour's walk up a road, and then into the Takitimu bush at Lower Princhester Hut. A steady climb to a saddle, then down the other side. Lost the track for a bit, but soon enough navigated back to it. The rest of the day was an alternation of rough bush track and open boggy tussocky country. (picture). Eventually onto a 4WD track that led to Aparima huts - a DOC one and a deer cullers' one that anyone can use.
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Down to the South Coast
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Down to the South Coast. Sunday, 27th January 2013 24 kms 8.5 hrs. Travelled further down the valley from Martins Hut, and then picked up the track that runs along the side of the Round Hill water race all the way to where the Longwoods finish in the farmland near the south cost. Super forest, but after the first km it is a case of "Are we there yet? It just goes on and on. But what a superb piece of engineering from a bygone era. Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Pukaki to Lake Ohau
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Sunday, January 13, 2013. Pukaki to Lake Ohau. Sunday, 13th January 2013 45 kms 8hrs 40 mins. This section done after the section from Lake Ohau to Ahuriri because of weather). Lunch was on the shore of Lake Ohau, looking a long way across to my end point for the day, and to the Freedhold Creek valley that I walked up yesterday. From there I followed the lake shore on a work in progress section of the A2O walkway - for walking purposes it was ideal. Followed by a road section...My to...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Telford Campsite to Scotts Gap
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Telford Campsite to Scotts Gap. Friday, 25th January 2013 39 kms 10 hrs. From the Telford campsite the trail travels down through Mt Linton Station, soon on a 4WD track which then becomes a good farm road. Cows with calves wanting to travel in my direction for a bit, and then later on a mob of cattle were coming towards me on the road - time to get out of the way and let them past. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Auckland, New Zealand. For more informati...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Made It !
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Tuesday, 29th January 2013 32.5 kms 6 hrs. My last TA day started with a walk along the Estuary Walkway from Invercargill, taking me away from the town and onto SH1 - the Bluff Highway. Then it was a 20 km road walk along the busy road - many vehicles in both directions, including a lot of trucks heading to the port of Bluff. The path goes ever on (picture), but . no, there is only 3 kms left. January 31, 2013 at 2:21 PM. February 3, 2013 at 10:12 AM. Hi To...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: South Coast to Invercargill
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Monday, January 28, 2013. South Coast to Invercargill. Monday, 28th January 2013 36.5 kms 9 hrs. At first along the shingly beach from Colac Bay settlement, and then once the beach finished, onto a marked track that continued to follow the coast over a few headlands and down into some lovely little bays (picture). Then a road walk to cross the Stead St bridge on the Invercargill CBD edge. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Auckland, New Zealand. View my complete profile. My total wa...
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Tony on Te Araroa 2: Ahuriri Valley to Timaru Creek
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Tony on Te Araroa 2. Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Ahuriri Valley to Timaru Creek. Monday, 14th January 2013 9.25 hrs 30 kms. A well marked trail leaves the Birchwood Rd in the Ahuriri valley, and after not too long joined a farm track up the Avon Burn. Not long after a farm hut is reached, the 4WD road leaves the farm, but continues to be in good condition as it climbs steadily to reach a high saddle near Mt Martha. After a few hours I came to a moss padded campsite for the night. Auckland, New Zealand.
