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Stories from the trail

412 stories from New Zealand, the USA, South America, the Pyrenees and the Alps. Pick a trail or browse everything.

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 87: Kapiri to Mangawhai Heads – wall in the park and more Kiwi hospitality

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 86: Kaipara Flats to Pakiri – what a nasty and unnecessary day

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 85: Owera to Kaipara Flats

May 2016 · New Zealand, Te Araroa

Day 84: Takapuna to Orewa: beach, beach, beach, the deepest river so far and a lucky catch

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 83: Auckland, Auckland, Auckland – feels like coming home

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 82: Ararimu Rd to Auckland Ambury Park – back on the trail and to where the story began

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Rest days in Ararimu

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 81: Mangatewhiri Forest and Hunua Ranges – a long and painful day

May 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 80: Meremere to Mangatawhiri Forest – a good day and meet again with Warren & Thomas

May 2016 · Te Araroa, Thoughts & Reflections

Day 79: Huntly to Meremere; an “emo-day” with a lot of road walking alongside Waikato River

April 2016 · New Zealand, Te Araroa

Day 78: Hamilton to Huntly – Hamilton is even more beautiful than expected and the concrete road painful.

April 2016 · Te Araroa, New Zealand

Day 77: Pirongia to Hamilton – steep climbs, a lot of road, a lot of Kiwi slang and a meet again