Check the NIWA tide tables for Marsden Point. With difficulty. There is a track in the dunes running parallel to the beach as you near Koitiata but no obvious entry to it from the beach – you will just have to stumble onto it or stay on the beach until the twin road cones elevated on sticks that mark the main beach exit. But there are kauri trees along here at some point and perhaps that is why the trail now goes left into Pukenui Rd and at the end of this follows a ridge to drop you onto Te Toiroa Rd. 027 600 2276 or 09 434 0544, [email protected]. Walk north along to the other end of the beach. Come ashore at a council reserve where you can see down the river and out to sea. Koitiata to Whanganui City Bridge: 7 hrs, 29.5 km (maps 62, 61), After going up the hill on SH3 after Whangaehu settlement (and passing a pleasant picnic spot half-way up the hill) turn right on Warrengate Rd to No. Nearly 50% of the 2014-2015 Te Araroa we walked was on roads–sometimes pavement, sometimes gravel (called paper roads by Kiwis). Turn right off this on Matuku St and from here a track goes to a driveway on Norfolk Rd. A2B Auckland Airport Direct Shuttle (to/from Whangārei, Marsden Point, Ruakaka, 09 459 5221 or 027 273 7307), might be of use, but would be best for a group. You need to cross the harbour entrance to Reotahi Bay. Overall, hiking is tough and I’m just being real. Zany Haven B&B – 298/11 Cove Rd, Waipū. Leave the gate at the edge of farmland as you find it. Also at the gallery and café are the Matahiwi Roadside Cabins $34 (or $45) per person and tent sites. Plan using only these two sites. Ngunguru to Sandy Bay: 16.5 km (map 17) Camp office on-site. Coffee, cold drinks and plenty of local knowledge and information. If there are bulls grazing walk slowly and quietly. The route from Haruru Falls Rd to Kerikeri Inlet Rd is all forestry road, and offers both shade and shelter from wind. Take the right fork when you get to Ocean Beach Rd onto Urquharts Bay Rd and stay on it to the carpark at its end. However, this route through the mountains and bush will require carrying food for many days and is pretty rugged. LXM Artist Studio 1807 Russell Rd, Helena Bay. About 12 km further along is the larger settlement of Koriniti (Corinth) with a three-meeting-house marae (koha/donations invited). However, it is also an alpine zone, and the weather can turn bad quickly. At a cleared and grassy high point the DoC Kaiikanui Forest is on your left. At the settlement turn right into Nova Scotia Drive and then right again into Uretiti Rd and one final right turn into Tip Rd to take you to the beach. From there it is only about 3 km to the turn-off at left from SH4 onto the Whanganui River Road and a welcome reduction in traffic combined with a not-so-welcome 30 mins steep hill climb. SH46 is 1.5 km from the car park. In the slow and often solitary world of walking, it’s becoming a bit of a highway. If you are not well in the habit of backpacking weekends when you start the trail, your body will react in weird and wonderful and highly painful ways which you cannot anticipate, and it will mean that the first few weeks of your journey are mainly horrible. best time to start northbound; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Tom was inside chatting with another northbound hiker. Whatever the case, the trail heads north along the beach to Marsden Point. Take care drinking from streams, both here and elsewhere in the Tongaririo National Park, as some are heavily mineralised and contain toxic metals from volcanic sources. The TA trail comes out on a tarmac driveway. At the 7 km mark there is a line of fruit trees on the left of the road that have some delicious fruit in season (early March onwards). Before you contemplate crossing the Ruakākā River mouth you may wish to contact Blair Jones (listed below) if you are planning to get a ride with him across the Whangārei Heads. Heed all the signs and do not enter into areas that are marked as closed. You can try a kayak crossing by contacting Simon Ellison (Ruakākā Kayaking, ph 432 8668 or 021 233 6748), who can assist with kayaks. This also presents a risk of being hit, but the time on the road is less. Always check the Trail Status pages of the official Te Araroa website for recent changes or alerts on the trail. Load this file into Google Earth online or desktop to help you plan your journey. It is therefore cheaper if you join up with other hikers so that the transport costs can be shared. Phone or txt James Johnston at the camp 24 hrs prior to your boat ride on 021 0242 1632. This crosses the Mangapa River after about 1.5 km and becomes Jacksons Rd. ... Commemorate your Te Araroa hike with this awesome T-Shirt. Please txt 021 121 5362 to book cottage 2 days ahead. Opening hours are limited, so check ahead if you are planning to stay there. 09 432 0410. And after 4 km or so turn right into Ngunguru Rd and continue to the settlement. From Paihia follow Marsden Rd north to Waitangi Bridge. This might only be possible at full low tide at the edge of the ocean when the river is in low flows, but it would be best to ask locals where the best current fording point is, as the river shifts all the time. 14 bunks and tentsites. You come to a boundary fence just west of Onekainga trig (227m) and then 200m through a small pine plantation with no markers and onto a farm track for 500m. There is a very minimal café and shop at the camp ground. The holiday parks and hostels offer discounts and people on the street ask if you’re nearly there (southbound) or just started (northbound). Surprisingly, for an estate that was gifted to the nation, the entire grounds are fenced off and you can only enter through the visitor centre for $50 or about half that price if you are a NZ resident. Head south for 12 km on the unsealed Upper Retaruke Rd to Kurua Rd. (From the stream mouth it is 1 hour upstream to the road, should you wish to exit the beach here). Enquire about transfers to/from other parts of the Northland trail. I suspect another reason why Mangakaretu Rd is used is that the trail previously went across SH 10, following the Kerikeri River and over farmland past Mt Maungaparerua to join the top end of Mangakaretu Rd. More information at the Kaitaia i-site also. At the junction with Skyline Rd up Te Puke Rd a few metres is an inconspicuous marker of where the idea of the Te Araroa Trail first took off. Day 2 – Hukatere Lodge/Utea Park to Maunganui Bluff campsite (30 km) Note: If the sea conditions are good, an alternative is to sea kayak from Ngunguru to Pataua North with. Note that there are reports of people targeting cars in the carpark for break-ins, so think about where you can stow your gear safely if you are going to do this. Go up the ridge line in native bush for 1.5 km through the privately owned Waetford block (no camping, fires, dogs, etc, and daylight access only), then along a fence line past pine trees. There may be markers set up for the crossing. Matahiwi Gallery and Café – Whanganui River Rd, 19 km north of Atene, 06 342 8112 or 342 8116. These sites have been identified for camping as they are away from kauri, therefore reducing the risk of spreading kauri die-back disease, and will be poison exclusion zones for possum control operations. For things to do, see the DoC website. Not pictured: 10 pounds of hummus to go with #teararoa #trail #tramping #queencharlottetrack #backpacking #newzealand #southisland #nobo #fresh #vegetables #tomatoes #onions #avocados #mushrooms #onion #bananas #capsicum #cucumber #broccoli #hummus … The staircase (more or less literally these days) is a long, hard slog. You can also cross at the Aramoho rail bridge further up, as it has a pedestrian walkway, and if you are staying at the Top 10 Holiday Park this is the closest option until the new cycle/pedestrian bridge is installed further up-river 4 km south of Upokongaro. There’s an electrified gate which is easy to go through by using the plastic insulated handle. Turn right into Pā Rd. be aware that Te Araroa have rammed their track through many local communities without consultation, and kiwis are becoming sick and tired of te araroa walkers knocking on their doors at all hours wanting to camp for free and leaving toilet paper and half buried rubbish everywhere. Te Araroa Trail GPS data Google Earth file. In order, with distances from Mangapurua Landing, they are: Hellawells (7), Bettjemans (11 km), Johnsons (14.5), Mangapurua Trig (20.5), Mosley’s (27.5), and finally Whakahoro Camp (37). This original route does save you a few km of beach walking, and I’d consider it in windy weather as it can be unpleasant on the beach. It is 31 km in total to here from Puketī Hut. There is almost no traffic down this stretch. By the time the jet boat gets to Mangapurua landing it is close to 12 noon. Superette Supermarket – 4 Takahe St, Ahipara, open 7am to 6pm daily, includes post office open 9am to 5pm Mon to Friday and Sat morning, 09 409 4828. Te Araroa Specific Links There is the official site of course, with heaps of information. James will do his best to take you across at a time that suits. This option also stays closer to the TA trail in that you can continue walking north from the landing, whereas it seems most people going SoBo don’t actually do the official route of walking to the, Avoiding the Whanganui River altogether by walking up through the Ruahines, Kawekas and Kaimanawas could be an alternative. [email protected] 0212 544 919 or 09 402 7717. i-SITE Visitor Information Centres – The Wharf, Marsden Rd, Paihia, 09 402 7345 or 0800 363 463. Your best alternative at present is to walk north on Takehue Rd and just before the 4th bridge turn left into Ruaroa Rd and then hitch or arrange a lift the 6 km on SH1 to Kaitaia (the road is too dangerous for walking). The small settlements going upriver are, with distances from the centre of Whanganui, Parikino, Atene (36 km), Koroniti (46.4 km) Matawihi (c.53 km), Ranana (58.8 km), Jerusalem (66 km), Pipiriki (78 km). And about 1.7 km after Raetea take the left branch in the track along the Mangamuka Gorge Walkway. As a British aristocrat, he perhaps saw more clearly than Pākehā New Zealanders then did of what the Treaty of Waitangi meant to Māori, and the nation. Whakapapa village is the gateway to skiing and hiking in the Tongariro National Park. It was one of the best and worst times of my life; everything about New Zealand is amazing and I loved it all, but I also lost a friend and it cut deep. Whananaki Coastal Track: 7.5 km, 2.5 hrs (map 16) The track begins at the end of Ngāuruhoe Terrace, above the Chateau Tongariro grounds, at Whakapapa. From the Kauri Mountain trig descend down the other side to a long driveway that passes private homes. You follow a fence line, then cross pasture with a lone tree to another fence line. From a stopbank the track goes inland around the edge of a paddock to join Whananaki North Rd. These are some of the highest peaks in Northland, so expect cloud and rain. There is a short diversion to the soda springs here. Today you can see a few remains of the farm house sites in the form of chimneys and exotic trees and hedges. Transport/advice also available. Blackbridge Rd joins Kauri Pā Rd (keep left at the junction). A more relaxing route for part of this road walk is to take the. Walk down this for 4km. Accommodation in Kerikeri can be tight. The track along the river is rough and very slippery after rain, but well marked, and you could instead wade along the river between shoals, but parts are deep. From here you need a boat to get to Ngunguru. For future hikers, here's a little taste of what it's like on the New Zealand's Te Araroa trail. With 120,000 or more visitors a year to the cape you should be able to catch a lift south. After an un-named 580m peak the track descends steeply to a saddle, where a track branches off at left. So there will be some fotos and little texts :) INFO: The TA is an around 3'000km long-distance-trail in New Zealand who leads thru both islands so you can hike southbound or northbound. The old flour mill about 1.5 km further on also has toilets and drinking water and is worth a visit. There is a small plaque on a circle of boulders and a cairn now becoming enveloped by bushes made from local volcanic rock by Kerikeri sculptor Chris Booth. But there are kauri trees along here at some point and perhaps that is why the trail now goes left into Pukenui Rd and at the end of this follows a ridge to drop you onto Te Toiroa Rd. They will, most likely, avoid snow and snowmelt and the Southland lambing closures. To detour to the Apple Dam campsite 1 km from the junction take the next left, down Kauri Sanctuary Rd for 500 m. A grassy 4WD track runs downhill on the left to a modest but pretty campsite with water tank/stream/dam and a long-drop toilet. At the stream on the right of the campground (when looking inland from the beach), there is a bathtub for water resupply. Just before the road meets Horahora River turn right and cross the river at low tide. About 14% of the trail is road walking with around 40% going over private land, which requires negotiations for through-access with landowners, councils and local indigenous Maori tribes. As noted above, if you kayaked from Waikare Inlet then you are probably coming ashore at Paihia and can thus ignore the last two sentences. The owners are used to walkers passing through and a greeting and/or thank you will go down well. Peter Griffiths of Takahue – Can provide a drop-off and pick up service for a small fee and has some backpacker accommodation is available. And then you have to be careful you are not just washing the soil to some place where it can infect further trees. I suspect another reason why Mangakaretu Rd is used is that the trail previously went across SH 10, following the Kerikeri River and over farmland past Mt Maungaparerua to join the top end of Mangakaretu Rd. Derek Miller lives in Haruru Falls, near Waitangi, and is happy to provide assistance to TA walkers such as transport anywhere between Puketī Forest (west of Kerikeri) and Russell Forest. As you go uphill from the point where it meets the waters edge a driveway goes off at left. Leave the gate open or closed as you find it. My knee ached. In an open area the track turns from westerly to north along a ridgeline through regenerating bush. You could walk the 3 km east to Matapōuri . However, this route through the mountains and bush will require carrying food for many days and is pretty rugged. It is possible to travel upstream but it will involve hauling or carrying canoes around the many (very small) rapids. (Who was Maria van Diemen? We were lucky to start our hiking northbound (or “NOBO” in Te Araroa terminology) with excellent weather from Bluff. but I swear I got to Mosley’s in 6.5 hrs and it was 2.5 hrs then to Whakahoro the next day). Observe signage and any instructions. Mangakaretu is sealed for the first km, Puketōtara for only a few hundred metres. An alternative to walking the Taiharuru Estuary is to ask to be ferried by the people at Tidesong B&B. Whananaki Coastal Track: 7.5 km, 2.5 hrs (map 16). You could camp at the trig campsite before this point or push on to Mosley’s campsite. 2 Line just after its intersection with Union Line and Matawara Hill Rd. Whanganui to Atene (Rivertime Lodge): 7 hrs, 27 km (maps 61, 60, 59), 16. After 6 km turn off Russell Rd at left into Papakauri Rd at the Punaruku Estuary. Turn left on Ngunguru Ford Rd when you leave the Mackerel Forest Track. Parts of the track north of Onekainga trig are well used for DoC predator control and there are numerous coloured markers for bait stations and traps. There can be single-wire electric fences along this stretch. There is now a south to north guide to the South Island on it, but the accommodation and … The Te Araroa Trail is usually walked during the warmer months of September-April as the New Zealand Winters, particularly in the South Island, can be harsh and unforgiving. That honour goes to the Hikura / de Surville Cliffs, about 30 km to the east. Turn right off this on Matuku St and from here a track goes to a driveway on Norfolk Rd. I don’t know how long this will take, but lets say five to seven days, and there is no marked track all the way, so you may have to bush bash, or walk up rivers, so now you have about two weeks in total from Palmerston North without resupply through some remote and difficult terrain. There is a bylaw prohibiting camping here. Maybe you could sleep on the table in an emergency. There is water a little further on at the Blue Duck Falls, which are well worth a look. Not pictured: 10 pounds of hummus to go with #teararoa #trail #tramping #queencharlottetrack #backpacking #newzealand #southisland #nobo #fresh #vegetables #tomatoes #onions #avocados #mushrooms #onion #bananas #capsicum #cucumber #broccoli #hummus … Howards Lodge (BBH) – 43 Carroll St, National Park, 07 892 2827. How are northbound hikers to tackle what is by definition a southbound experience: paddling down the Whanganui River? The TA app in 2019 was misleading here and took you to the end of Pā Rd and into the mud, so ignore it if is still doing so. Walk 1 km west from the end of the Morepork-Onekainga Track on Kaiikanui Rd to the start of the Helena Ridge Track. There are toilets at the southern end of Paihia Beach. Russell Forest Track: 18 km, 8 hrs (maps 15, 14) It’s a good opportunity to wash your boots and equipment on your way in and out of the forest to prevent the spread of kauri die-back disease.You then join the Waikare Valley Rd, which takes you to a landing at the Waikare Inlet. Day 3 – Maunganui Bluff campsite to Twilight Beach campsite (28km) About 8km north of Rivertime Lodge on map gridline 5902E. Use the insulated grips to open and close the gates. You will come ashore at Papaka Rd, which goes up to Ngunguru Rd along the front of the settlement. The trail is shown on the NZ Topo Map (including the official TA map which is now simply overlaid on this). Atene (Rivertime Lodge) to Jerusalem/Hiruharama: 8.5 hrs, 34 km (maps 59, 58). So you will need to plan your exit. There is nothing much to mark this turn off. Following the outline of possible alternatives is a guide for the jetboat option below. Walk 13 km along the Pataua North Rd. War memorial at corner of Oio and Upper Retaruke Rds to National Park village, Head south for 12 km on the unsealed Upper Retaruke Rd to Kurua Rd. Mangatepopo Hut to Tongariro Holiday Park (Tongariro Crossing): 27 km, 7.5 hrs (maps 51, 50), The route begins with a gradual incline to the base of the Devil’s Staircase. Tom was inside chatting with another northbound hiker. The morning broke cold, wet and grey. Matahiwi Gallery and Café is in an old school about 11 km before Jerusalem or 23 km north of Rivertime Lodge. Always check the Trail Status pages of the official Te Araroa website for recent changes or alerts on the trail. The first shuttle buses drop people off at about 6.30am at the Mangatepopo carpark, and they will be passing the hut within 20 to 30 minutes, so you need to start from the hut before 7am if you want the track to yourself. Stay on this until a ‘T’ intersection, where the Whananaki Walkway departs past a gate in more or less the direction you have been travelling. There is a beach track into Rama Rd just before you get to Marsden Point Beach carpark. It couldn’t be more genteel today. Then you go over a hill and down a bush line to a marshy area and up a spur onto pasture land. T-2 months: get training, or don’t. Last March I’d run into two solo TA NOBO s, Janine and Adam, on my way south to the Lewis Pass and discussed their thoughts out on the track, they were very happy out there. James will do his best to take you across at a time that suits. At first look, Whakapapa Village could be a good place to spend the night. Te Araroa Hiker App New in 2016 was the Te Araroa Hiker App, which was hugely popular. Kauri Mountain Track: 3 km, 1.5 hr (map 18). Follow the path inland along the northern bank of the Kerikeri River on the Kerikeri Walkway. If using the Mackerel Forest Track isn’t an option then it is a very long road walk into Whangārei and then back out to Ngunguru, though you can catch a bus part way, as below. But you could do it in two days by staying at Otumaire campsite (42 km from Whanganui) and then Pipiriki camp ground (38 km from Otumaire). I’d been ambivalent about TA, Te Araroa, who needs to walk 70 km through Auckland, bash away through gorse or down long km of farm trails up in the North Island? You could road walk or hitch hike out to Taihape or nearby on the Napier–Taihape road, and then walk north on State Highway 1 (probably not much fun) to Waiouru and then to Ohakune, or continue along the Desert Road from Waiouru. At Mosleys access to the stream is difficult but there is tank water at the shelter. Day 2 – Hukatere Lodge/Utea Park to Maunganui Bluff campsite (30 km), Day 3 – Maunganui Bluff campsite to Twilight Beach campsite (28km), Day 4 – Twilight Beach campsite to Cape Reinga (12km), It is preferable to avoid high tide as the water can come all the way up to the dunes in parts and make for either wet feet or a need to walk in soft sand or the hilly dunes. Salt Air – Charter flights to Cape Reinga. What Te Araroa offers is a snapshot view, at walking pace, of the best of New Zealand. Phone or txt James Johnston at the camp 24 hrs prior to your boat ride on 021 0242 1632. The Whanganui River Road is a winding, sometimes narrow road that follows the river and poses some risk of being hit by a car. The route should also not be attempted after heavy rain. The traffic is not heavy on the first part of 27 km Pipiriki to Raetihi and the next bit from Raetihi to Ohakune is only 11 km. The route up until 2019-20 was to keep right and a few hundred metres further on the trail go off at right up a ridge (not the one that follows a stream). 800m or so north-west along the road there is a stile that takes you onto farmland along a small creek. I’m not sure why the route follows Mangakaretu Rd now when there is no authorised track off this road and why you just can’t follow the much shorter Puketōtara Rd all the way to Wairare Rd. So how do you get from the Ruahines to Ruapehu? You can try Blair Jones (listed above) or try the marina already mentioned. .. May 27, 2020 - What to take on the Te Araroa Trail and how to save weight. Turn left into Kurua Rd and after 3.5 km this ends and becomes a 4WD track of 7km, climbing up 400m around the side of hills before joining another Kura Rd (or maybe its the other end of one that was never joined up) which then becomes Fisher Rd, and enters the settlement curiously (and unofficially) called National Park (. This takes you down to a junction with Warner Rd and leads you along the Takahue Saddle Rd, which follows the Takahue River and leads you to the tiny settlement of Takahue. Backcountry passes can’t be used. Omahuta-Puketī Forest Track: 30 km, 2 days (maps 11, 10, 9) Crossing the Horahora and Ngunguru rivers (map 17). Turn right into Raumai Rd by the golf course and keep right when it later meets Sandridge Rd. You will have to pay a $5 fee at the camp for using the Māori land access via the Horahora River crossing. There are a couple of cafés, takeaway shops and a Four Square grocery store on Ngunguru Rd. Kerikeri is both a beautiful place in the Bay of Islands, and one of New Zealand’s most historic sites. Daily guided tours, hangi and Māori cultural performances are available. Take the next left, Kauri Pa Rd. Keep left when it then joins the Walnut Track, and 300m further on stay right when the Takapau Track meets it. Well located on the trail, but try to avoid a downstairs room as there is no sound proofing from the rooms above. Turn left onto the highway. They continued on from there to the Napier–Taupo road, west of Taupo, which is further north than you want to go if you wish to catch up with the TA again at Ruapehu. There is a smallish Countdown and a Four Square supermarket at Paihia and 2 Four Squares in Russell. Cottage with own kitchen and bathroom and camping. The track ends at a cleaning station and stile beneath a ‘High Chapparal’ sign on Webb Rd at Ngawai Bay. About 1 km further on you will need to cross the Waikare River that joins the Papakauri. Then you could take the jetboat to the Mangapurua landing (Bridge to Nowhere). 09 401 9184. Camping, with toilets and water, $10 koha. There is limited beach access along the McAuslin Rd/Whananaki Walkway (only at Sheltered Bay). Has motel units plus free campsites and showers/toilets for Te Araroa walkers. At the high points of 297 and 276m there are great views in every direction. A short, muddy descent then takes you down to cross the river at the junction with the Lower Waipapa River Track. Day 4 – Twilight Beach campsite to Cape Reinga (12km). From Kaitaia it is 18 km road walking or hitch hiking to Ahipara. Climbing Mt Ruapehu is also an option, but the route is not marked and you need to be prepared for walking in snow and for cold, windy conditions on the top. Note that the Tongariro Northern Circuit takes in the Tama Lakes and part of it is on the TA route (but you will need to repeat the section of the TA because it is a circuit that brings you back to Whakapapa). Ski Haus – Cnr of Carroll and Mackenzie Sts, National Park, 07 892 2854, backpackers & tent sites. There is no known cure and it is spreading like wildfire, killing an iconic species of native New Zealand tree, possibly sending it to extinction. 2 Line just after its intersection with Union Line and Matawara Hill Rd. The 3000km route stretches from Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand to Bluff in the south. Wear a high-visibility jacket or pack cover if you have one and don’t wear headphones. Omahuta-Puketī Forest Track is a challenging, wet route using river canyons that are subject to flash floods. You may encounter some gates with electrified wires. Cross some stiles and descend steeply to some pretty little streams then up ridgelines on the other side. 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