Meredith Te Araroa Te Waipounamu

Hiking

  • St Arnaud to Red Hills Hut

    Sunday 21 January – Gentle start to the Richmond Ranges section of Te Araroa. It was an easy 2 hour walk up a 4WD track to the hut. I am grateful to my tramping club friend Tohia for joining me… Continue reading

  • Lake Constance to West Sabine Hut

    Wednesday 17 January – Beautiful day walking up and over from Lake Constance to Blue Lake and along the Sabine River over boulders and through beech forest to West Sabine Hut. Continue reading

  • Waiau Hut to Lake Constance

    Tuesday 16 January – Awesome. Fun. Wow! The tramp from Waiau Hut up and over Waiau Pass and down to the shore of Lake Constance has to be one of the best bits of Te Araroa. I will let the… Continue reading

  • Anne Hut to Waiau Hut

    Monday 15 January – Another long fairly flat day. The highlight was meeting two wild horses a kilometre or so before the hut. Continue reading

  • Boyle Village to Anne Hut

    Sunday 14 January – Loooooooooong day! Easy mostly flat walk but super long – 31km. I started out at 8am and got to Anne Hut 7.10pm. The light rain started after lunch and persisted the rest of the way to… Continue reading

  • Hope Kiwi Lodge to Windy Point Carpark (shuttle to Hanmer Springs)

    Thursday 11 January – Easy walk from Hope Kiwi Lodge to Windy Point Carpark. I got a shuttle to Hanmer Springs and am looking forward to rest and hot pools! I will be back on the trail Sunday 14 January. Continue reading

  • Cameron’s Hut to Hurunui Hut

    Tuesday 9 January – Talk about feeling the fear and doing it anyway! I conquered the 3 wire bridge. It was 40 minutes after I left Cameron’s Hut and not as high nor as long as I had imagined. So… Continue reading

  • Lock Stream Hut to Cameron Hut

    Monday 8 January – Another hot sunny day! I set out from Lock Stream Hut around 9am. The first 4km of track to the Taramakau swingbridge alternated between beautiful forest and rocky river bed. It was a bit of a… Continue reading

  • Aickens Corner to Lock Stream Hut

    Sunday 7 January – After a leisurely large continental breakfast at Bealey Hotel I hitched two rides, arriving at the track start on Aickens Corner (SH73) around 10.30am. A short walk across a farm field took me to the Ōtira… Continue reading

  • Hurunui Hut to Hope Kiwi Lodge

    Wednesday 10 January – Easy walk and dry feet! Continue reading