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Jasper Jarecki (NY), Sam Bartusek (IL), Will Shepard (VT), and Jack Durham (TX) walk the full length of New Zealand via Te Araroa, "The Long Pathway."

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USA Departure Date: October 15th
NZ Arrival Date: October 17th
Trail start date: October 20th

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  • Day 129 – Longwood Forest to Invercargill
  • Day 128 – 2870 to 2896.5 (by some super old logging machinery)
  • Day 127 – Birchwood Station to km 2870
  • Day 126 – Telford Camp to Birchwood Station
  • Day 125 – Aparima Hut to Telford Camp
  • Day 124 – Te Anau to Aparima Hut
  • Day 123 – Te Anau Zero Day!
  • Day 122 – km 2752 to Te Anau
  • Day 121 – North Mavora Lake Campsite to Mavora River km 2752
  • Day 120 – Taipo Hut to North Mavora Lake Campground
  • Day 119 – Queenstown to Taipo Hut
  • Day 118 – Queenstown Zero Day
  • Day 117 – Arrowtown to Queenstown
  • Day 116 – Roses Hut to Arrowtown
  • Day 115 – Fern Burn Hut to Roses Hut
  • Day 114 – Wanaka to Fern Burn Hut
  • Day 113 – Pakituhi Hut to Wanaka
  • Day 112 – Top Timaru Hut to Pakituhi Hut
  • Day 111 – km 2506.5 to Top Timaru Hut
  • Day 110 – km 2481 to 2506.5
  • Day 109 – Twizel to 2481
  • Day 108 – Tekapo to Twizel
  • Day 107 – Tekapo Zero Day
  • Day 106 – Camp Stream Hut to Tekapo
  • Day 105 – Royal Hut to Camp Stream Hut
  • Day 104 – Crooked Spur Hut to Royal Hut
  • Day 103 – Mesopotamia Station to Crooked Spur Hut
  • Day 102 – Lake Clearwater Village to Bush Stream (Mesopotamia Station Shearer’s Quarters)
  • Day 101 – Manuka Hut to Lake Clearwater Village
  • Day 100 – Comyns Hut to Manuka Hut
  • Day 99 – Harper River Camp to Comyns Hut
  • Day 98 – Hamilton Hut to Harper River Camp
  • Day 97 – Arthur’s Pass to Hamilton Hut aka “Hamilton Hilton”
  • Day 96 – Locke Stream Hut to Morrison Footbridge // Greymouth Health Break // Travel Back to Arthur’s Pass
  • Day 95 – Hurunui Hut 5 to Locke Stream Hut
  • Day 94 – Hurunui Hut 5 Weather Day
  • Day 93 – Hope Halfway Hut to Hurunui Hut 5
  • Day 92 – Hanmer Springs  to Hope Halfway Hut
  • Day 89 – 91: Hanmer Springs Health Break
  • Day 88 – Boyle Village to Hanmer Springs Rest Day(s) Hitch
  • Day 87 – Anne Hut to Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre
  • Day 86 – Blue Lake Hut to Anne Hut 
  • Day 85 – Weather Day #2 in Blue Lake Hut
  • Day 84 – Weather Day at Blue Lake Hut
  • Day 83 – Upper Travers to Blue Lake Hut
  • Day 82 – St. Arnaud to Upper Travers Hut
  • Day 81 – St. Arnaud Zero Day!
  • Day 80 – Porters Creek Hut to St. Arnaud
  • Day 79
  • Day 78 – Rintoul Hut to Top Wairoa Hut
  • Day 77 – Old Man Hut to Rintoul Hut
  • Day 76 – Starveall Hut to Old Man Hut
  • Day 75 – Rocks Hut to Starveall Hut
  • Day 74 – Pelorus Bridge to Rocks Hut
  • Post-Queen Charlotte Nelson “Holiday”
  • Day 73 – Mistletoe Bay to Nelson
  • Day 72 – Camp Bay to Mistletoe Bay
  • Day 71 – Schoolhouse Bay to Camp Bay
  • Day 70 – Wellington to Schoolhouse Bay (South Island)
  • Wellington Vacation Recap Plus Day 69 and City Walk to Island Bay
  • Day 68 – Waikanae to Paekakariki
  • Day 67 – Parawai Hut to Waikanae
  • Day 66 – Waitewaewae Hut to Parawai Hut
  • Day 65 – Waitewaewae Hut Zero Day!
  • Day 64 – Nichols Hut to Waitewaewae Hut
  • Day 63 – Te Matwai Hut to Nichols Hut
  • Day 62: Makahika to Te Matawai Hut
  • Day 61 – km 1514.5 to Makahika OPC
  • Day 60 – Kahuterawa Reserve to km 1514.5
  • Day 59 – Palmerston North to Kahuterawa Reserve
  • Day 58 – Palmerston North Zero Day!
  • Day 57 – Mt Lees Reserve to Palmerston North
  • Day 56 – Koitiata to Mt Lees Reserve
  • Day 55 – Whanganui to Koitiata Camp
  • Day 54 – Whanganui Zero Day
  • Day 46 – Whakapapa Village to National Park
  • Day 45 – Tongariro HP to Whakapapa Village (Tongariro Alpine Crossing)
  • Day 44 – Taumarunui to Tongariro HP
  • Day 43 – Taumarunui Zero Day
  • Day 42 – Waihaha Hut to Taumarunui
  • Day 41 – Bog Inn Hut to Waihaha Hut
  • Day 40 – Pureora Base DOC Camp to Bog Inn Hut
  • Day 39 – Mangaokewa Reserve to Pureora Base
  • Day 38 – Waitomo to Mangaokewa Reserve
  • Day 37 – Airstrip (km 871) to Waitomo
  • Day 36 – Pirongia Summit to km 871 Airstrip
  • Day 35 – Kaniwhaniwha to Pahautea Hut
  • Day 34 – Dinsdale to Kaniwhaniwha
  • Day 33 – North Hamilton to Dinsdale
  • Day 32 – Huntly/Hakarimata to North Hamilton
  • Day 31 – Mercer to Huntly
  • Day 30 – Lower Mangatawhiri to Mercer
  • Day 29 – Hunua Falls to Lower Mangatawhiri
  • Day 28 – Auckland to Papakura
  • Day 27 – Auckland Zero Day!
  • Day 26 – Takapuna to Auckland
  • Day 25 – Stillwater to Takapuna
  • Day 24 – Puhoi to Stillwater
  • Day 23 – km 496 to Puhoi
  • Day 22 – Pakiri to The Dome Forest (km 496)
  • Day 21 – Mangawhai Heads to Pakiri
  • Day 20 – Waipu to Mangawhai Heads
  • Day 19 – Taurikura Bay to Waipu
  • Day 18 – Pataua to Taurikura Bay
  • Day 17 – Ngunguru to Pataua
  • Day 16 – Whananaki to Ngunguru
  • Day 15 – Helena Bay (292 km) to Whananaki Holiday Park (312 km)
  • Day 14 – Paihia to Helena Bay
  • Day 13 – Halloween Zero Day in Paihia
  • Day 12 – Kerikeri to Paihia
  • Day 11 – Puketi DOC Hut to Pagoda Lodge, Kerikeri
  • Day 10: km 186 to Puketi Forest Hut
  • Day 9 – Mangamuka Dairy to Puketi Forest km
  • Day 8 – km 138 (after Takahue) to Mangamuka Dairy km 161
  • Day 7: Kilometer 126 to Kilometer 138 (after Takahue)
  • Day 6: Ahipara to km 126
  • Day 5 – Ahipara Zero Day
  • Day 4 – Utea Park to Ahipara; 100 km!
  • Day 3: The Bluff to Utea Park
  • Day 2: Twilight Camp to The Bluff
  • Day 1: Auckland to Twilight Camp
  • Days -1 and 0: Auckland
  • Mount Marcy Shakedown

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TA Days

Day 129 – Longwood Forest to Invercargill

March 12, 2017 km traveled today: 14km walked + 53.5 hitched (medical — sam’s foot — hitch to big city) … Continue reading Day 129 – Longwood Forest to Invercargill

Day 128 – 2870 to 2896.5 (by some super old logging machinery)
TA Days

Day 128 – 2870 to 2896.5 (by some super old logging machinery)

March 11, 2017 km traveled today: 26.5 total TA km: 2896.5 Since the night was overcast it wasn’t as cold … Continue reading Day 128 – 2870 to 2896.5 (by some super old logging machinery)

Day 127 – Birchwood Station to km 2870
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Day 127 – Birchwood Station to km 2870

March 10, 2017 km traveled today: 35 total TA km: 2870 Still looking for our journal entry on this one.  … Continue reading Day 127 – Birchwood Station to km 2870

Day 126 – Telford Camp to Birchwood Station
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Day 126 – Telford Camp to Birchwood Station

March 9, 2017 km traveled today: 20 total TA km: 2835 (off trail about one km) We woke up after … Continue reading Day 126 – Telford Camp to Birchwood Station

Day 125 – Aparima Hut to Telford Camp
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Day 125 – Aparima Hut to Telford Camp

March 8, 2017 km traveled today: 21 total TA km: 2815 Forgive Shepard’s terse tone, it was a bad day … Continue reading Day 125 – Aparima Hut to Telford Camp

Day 124 – Te Anau to Aparima Hut
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Day 124 – Te Anau to Aparima Hut

March 7, 2017 km traveled today: 24 total TA km: 2794 At 7:30 we quickly and quietly extricated ourselves from … Continue reading Day 124 – Te Anau to Aparima Hut

TA Days

Day 123 – Te Anau Zero Day!

March 6, 2017 km traveled today: 0 km total TA km: 2770 Somehow none of us took a single photo … Continue reading Day 123 – Te Anau Zero Day!

Day 122 – km 2752 to Te Anau
TA Days

Day 122 – km 2752 to Te Anau

March 6, 2017 km traveled today: 18 total TA km: 2770 Today was a straightforward short day into town. Days … Continue reading Day 122 – km 2752 to Te Anau

Day 121 – North Mavora Lake Campsite to Mavora River km 2752
TA Days

Day 121 – North Mavora Lake Campsite to Mavora River km 2752

March 4, 2017 km traveled today: 24 total TA km: 2752 It was a super cold night and my thermarest … Continue reading Day 121 – North Mavora Lake Campsite to Mavora River km 2752

Day 120 – Taipo Hut to North Mavora Lake Campground
TA Days

Day 120 – Taipo Hut to North Mavora Lake Campground

March 3, 2017 km traveled today: 28 total TA km: 2728 We haven’t been waking up ridiculously early these days, … Continue reading Day 120 – Taipo Hut to North Mavora Lake Campground

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