Te Araroa Trail
Hakatere Conservation Park, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Lake Sumner Conservation Park, Pureora Forest Park, St James Conservation Area, Mount Richmond Forest Park, Arthur's Pass National Park, Tongariro National Park, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park, Pirongia Forest Park, Whanganui National Park, Hunua Ranges Regional Park, Lewis Pass National Reserve, Craigieburn Forest Park, Nelson Lakes National Park, Tongariro National Park World Heritage Area
- 95 days one way
- Medium
- Cape Reinga Coastal Walkway
- Ninety Mile Beach
- Ahipara Connection
- Herekino Forest Track
- Takahue Route
- Raetea Forest Track
- Mangamuka Connection
- Omahuta Puketi Forest Track / Jacksons Wet Weather Bypass
- Mangakaretu Track
- Kerikeri River Track
- Kerikeri Connection
- Waitangi Forest Track
- Paihia - Opua Coastal Walkway
- Waikare Connection
- Russell Forest Track
- Mokau Connection
- Helena Bypass
- Morepork - Onekainga Track
- Whananaki Estuary Track
- Whananaki Coastal Walk
- Woolleys Bay Connection
- Matapouri Bush Track
- Ngunguru Connection
- Mackerel Forest Track
- Pataua North Connection
- Taiharuru Estuary Route
- Kauri Mountain Track
- Ocean Beach Walk
- Bream Head (Te Whara) Track
- Whangarei Heads Connection
- Reotahi Track
- Bream Bay Walk
- Waipu River Walk / Waipu Connection - High tide dry bypass
- Cullen Brynderwyn Walkway
- Bream Tail Mangawhai Walkway
- Mangawhai Connection
- Te Arai Beach Walk
- Mt Tamahunga (Te Hikoi O Te Kiri) Track
- Western Tamahunga Track / Matakana Connection Bypass
- Govan Wilson to Dome Track
- Dome to Moirs Hill Route
- Dunns Ridge Track
- Puhoi Track / Ahuroa Connection
- Puhoi to Wenderholm Kayak
- Hibiscus Coast Route
- Whangaparaoa Crossing
- Okura - Long Bay Route
- North Shore Coastal Walk
- Coast to Coast Walkway
- Mangere Bridge Walk
- Mangere Foreshore Track
- Auckland Airport Road Walk
- Puhinui Stream Track
- Totara-Brookby Connection
- Kimptons Track
- McNicol Road Connector
- Wairoa River Track
- Hunua Ranges Track
- Lyons Road Connector
- Mangatawhiri River Track
- McIntyre Connector
- Mercer / Koheroa Bypass
- Whangamarino Redoubt Track
- Whangamarino Wetlands Track
- Meremere - Rangiriri Track
- Rangiriri - Huntly Track
- Huntly West Road Walk
- Hakarimata Walkway
- Ngaruawahia to Hamilton
- Hamilton City Traverse
- Waipa Walk
- Kapamahunga Walkway
- Pirongia Traverse
- Pirongia South Walk
- Mahoe Forest Track
- Pehitawa Track
- Mangaokewa Reserve Track / SH30 Connection
- Mangaokewa River Track / SH30 Connection
- Mangaokewa Road Walk
- Toitoi & Hauhungaroa Tracks
- Taumarunui Roads
- 42 Traverse
- State Highways 46 and 47
- Tongariro Alpine Crossing
- Mangatepopo Track
- Whakapapaiti Mangahuia Track
- National Park Connection
- Fisher Track
- Retaruke Rd-Mangapurua Landing
- Whanganui River
- Whanganui City Connection
- Santoft Route
- Bulls Bridge To Feilding Summer Route / Bulls Bridge to Feilding Farm/Winter Bypass
- Feilding to Fitzherbert Bridge
- Fitzherbert Bridge to Burttons Track
- Burttons Track
- The Mangahao-Makahika Track
- The Arapaepae Lookout Track
- Tararuas
- Pukeatua
- Kapiti Coast
- Paekakariki Escarpment
- Centennial Highway
- Araharakeke
- Colonial Knob
- Ngaio
- City to Sea
- Queen Charlotte Track
- Linkwater Track
- Road Connection to Daltons Track
- Daltons Track
- Road Connection to Pelorus River Track
- Pelorus River Track
- Richmond Alpine Track
- Road Connection to Waiau Pass Track
- Waiau Pass Track
- Harper Pass Track (including the Tui and Flood Tracks)
- Mingha - Deception Track
- Klondyke Track
- Harper River Track
- Lake Coleridge Connection
- Lake Hill Track
- Road Connection to Arboretum Track
- Arboretum Track
- Rakaia River Hazard Zone
- Clent Hills Track
- Road Connection to Clearwater Track
- Clearwater Track
- Rangitata River Hazard Zone
- Two Thumb Track
- Road Connection to Tekapo-Twizel Track
- Tekapo-Twizel Track
- Lake Ohau Track
- East Ahuriri Track
- Breast Hill Track
- Gladstone Track
- Hawea River Track
- Outlet Track
- Glendhu Bay Track
- Road Connection to Motatapu Alpine Track
- Motatapu Alpine Track
- Big Hill Track
- Wakatipu Track (including the Millbrook Track and Frankton Walkway)
- Lake Wakatipu Hazard Zone
- Mavora Walkway
- Mararoa River Track
- Takitimu Track
- Woodlaw Track
- Road Connection to Island Bush Track
- Island Bush Track
- Road Connection to Longwood Forest Track
- Longwood Forest Track
- Road Connection to Tihaka Beach Track
- Tihaka Beach Track
- Oreti Beach Track
- Estuary Walkway
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 December 2011.
Walking time
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95 days |
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Distance
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3,000.0km |
Type
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One way
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Grade
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Medium
Grade reflects most challenging sections: possibly the Tararuas and Waiau Pass. Grades explained
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Starts
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Cape Reinga |
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Ends
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Bluff |
Maps
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NZTopo50-CC09
NZTopo50-AZ31 NZTopo50-CG09 NZTopo50-BN32 NZTopo50-BY17 NZTopo50-CE08 NZTopo50-BQ28 NZTopo50-BC33 NZTopo50-BD33 NZTopo50-BP31 NZTopo50-AY32 NZTopo50-BR24 NZTopo50-BU23 NZTopo50-CB12 NZTopo50-BM34 NZTopo50-CH10 NZTopo50-BQ27 NZTopo50-BL32 NZTopo50-BH34 NZTopo50-BX18 NZTopo50-BP29 NZTopo50-BQ31 NZTopo50-CF09 NZTopo50-BA32 NZTopo50-BZ15 NZTopo50-AV29 NZTopo50-BF33 NZTopo50-AV25 NZTopo50-CC11 NZTopo50-AX30 NZTopo50-BL33 NZTopo50-AT24 NZTopo50-CG10 NZTopo50-CA13 NZTopo50-BX21 NZTopo50-BV20 NZTopo50-BJ32 NZTopo50-BX20 |
Altitude
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Sea level
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1,870m
Altitude change 1,870m
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Link
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www.teararoa.org.nz/http://www.teararoa.org.nz/ |
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The idea of a walk the length of New Zealand has been circulating since the 1970s, when the New Zealand Walkway Commission was established. It soon abandoned the goal of producing a single trail, and opted to establish shorter trails throughout the country. These trails still exist today, often near urban centres, and commonly crossing private land.
The Te Araroa Trust was founded in 1994 to revisit the original idea, and it is working with local organisations and land owners to incorporate existing tracks and establish new tracks as needed.
The best source of information about this trail at present is the Te Araroa Trust website, where there are guides and maps, as well as reports from people who have walked the trail.
The trail is divided into a series of shorter tracks that may be walked individually or as a whole. Individual tracks are closed or rerouted from time to time: the Te Araroa website shows which tracks are open. The tracks are as follows:
Northland
Auckland
Waikato / King Country
Whanganui
Manawatu
Wellington
Nelson / Marlborough
Canterbury
Otago
Southland