Te Araroa Trail
Te Araroa (The Long Pathway) is New Zealand's newest long distance tramping route, from Cape Reinga to Bluff. It is being built by the Te Araroa Trust and is to officially open in February 2012.[1]
The trail has approximately 300 sections ranging from walks of 1–2 hours through to 5 day routes where full equipment must be carried. There is a mixture of existing tracks and walkways, new tracks and link sections alongside roads.[2] 35% of the trail crosses conservation land and the Government allocated $NZ3.8 million for development of new sections of the trail on conservation land in 2007.[3]
The straight line distance from Cape Reinga to Bluff is 1475 km, however the Te Araroa Trail will cover a longer distance of 3030 km.[4] It is estimated that a tramp along the full length of the trail will take approximately 4 months[citation needed].
[edit] Te Araroa trampers
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People who have walked its approximate route include:
- A.H. Reed (Walk description)
- George Spearing
- Geoff Chapple (North Island, South Island)
- Dan Lewin
- Eric Martinot
- Matthias Mard
- Dave Gibson (South Island)
- Warren Hall (Underway)
- Paul McKelvie
- Eyal Schwartz (Yeti) - Israel - Thru-hike 2010
- Paulus smit (Toek) - Netherlands - Thru-hike 2010 ([1])
- Jonathan and Dolly Bain - Australia - South Island 2010
- Stuart Fleming - New Zealand - 2010
[edit] References
- ^ "The great walk of New Zealand opens". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10769198. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Breast Hill track open for trampers". Otago Daily Times. 31 March 2011. http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/hawea/154074/breast-hill-track-open-trampers.
- ^ "Up to 150km to be added to Te Araroa Walkway". 27 May 2007. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0705/S00547.htm.
- ^ http://www.teararoa.org.nz/index.cfm/pageid/140/ViewPage/About+Us
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