Te Araroa

During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, I signed up for "The Conqueror Challenges". The Te Araroa Trail Virtual Challenge takes you 1974 miles (3177 km) from Cape Reinga to Bluff in New Zealand. The journey started on the 20th of April 2023, and I finished it on the 13th July 2023. I completed the distance by walking my dog and cycling on my static bike.


6th April - Journey starts	Bib Number


21st April - Cape Reinga 3 miles completed	21st April - Local Spot Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Reinga


22nd April - Maunganui Bluff Reserver 26 miles completed	22nd April - Ninety Mile Beach 46 miles completed


23rd April - Ahipara 65 miles completed	27th April - Local Spot Tane Mahuta


27th April - Rainbow Falls 138 miles completed	28th April - Local Spot Bay of Islands


28th April - Waitangi Treaty Grounds 153 miles completed	30th April - Whananki 202 miles completed


1st May - Smuggler's Bay 243 miles completed	3rd May - Mangawhai 281 miles completed


4th May - Red Beach 347 miles completed	4th May - Local Spot Tikapa Moana/Hauraki Gulf


6th May - Auckland 376 miles completed	6th May - Local Spot Maungawhau - Mount Eden


10th May - Hamilton 490 miles completed	9th May - Local Spot Karangahake Gorge


10th May - Local Spot Te Waihou Walkway	11th May - Local Spot Hobbiton Village Film Set


12th May - Pirongia Forest Park 520 miles completed	12th May - Waitomo Caves 553 miles completed


12th May - Te Kuiti 563 miles completed	15th May - Maramataha Bridge 631 miles completed


16th May - Taumarunui 668 miles completed	25th May - Local Spot Whanganui National Park


25th May - Tongariro Park 720 miles completed	25th May - Bridge to Nowhere 805 miles completed


25th May - Whanganui 867 miles completed	28th May - Palmerstone North 931 miles completed


31st May - Tararua Forest Park 995 miles completed	1st June - Local Spot Tararua Forest Park


5th June - Wellington 1073 miles completed	5th June - Local Spot Taupo Ngatoroirangi


5th June - Local Spot Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary	7th June - Local Spot Queen Charlotte Sound


7th June - Ship Cove 1113 miles completed	10th June - Pelorus Bridge 1179 miles completed


11th June - Local Spot Vineyards of Marlborough	14th June - St Arnaud 1261 miles completed


15th June - Waiau Pass 1291 miles completed	16th June - Local Spot Lewis Pass


19th June - Local Spot Devil's Punchbowl Waterfall	20th June - Arthur's Pass 1405 miles completed


20th June - Local Spot Castle Hill Conservation Area	21st June - Lake Coleridge 1444 miles completed


25th June - Lake Tekapo 1538 miles completed	25th June - Local Spot Aoraki/Mount Cook


27th June - Local Spot Lake Pukaki	30th June - Local Spot Wanaka


30th June - Local Spot Lake Wanaka	2nd July - Queenstown 1733 miles completed


4th July - Local Spot Milford Sound	6th July - Local Spot Mavora Lakes


6th July - Snowdon State Forest 1822 miles completed	8th July - Takitimu Mountains 1860 miles completed


12th July - Invercargill 1956 miles completed	13th July - Local Spot Bluff Stirling Point


13th July - Bluff 1974 miles - Completed


13th July - Journey Completed	The Medal