Trail Stats
30 Sep 2021 – 25 Mar 2022
3,026 km walked
177 days start to finish
Average walking day
24.4 km
over 124 walking days
Average day on trail
21.3 km
rest days included
Longest day
58 km
Day 121 · Ahuriri River Camping
Shortest day
4 km
Day 22 · Mangahao-Makahika Track
Longest streak
16 days
walking without a rest day
Average days between resupplies
6.2 days
over 29 resupply stops
Longest day in red · average 24.4 km
Dashed line: the trail, 3,013 km
29 stops · every 6.2 days on average
Cape Reinga Lighthouse · 30 Sep 2021
Didn't resupply here but had stocked up in Kaitaia before I got dropped off, with food for 5 days enough to get me back to Kaitaia for the next section.
Kaitaia · 4 Oct 2021
Resupplied at PAK'nSAVE, 111 North Road Enough for the 3 days to Kerikeri.
Kerikeri · 8 Oct 2021
Could have, but didn't - Covid meant I had to fly back to Wellington :)
Wellington · 10 Oct 2021
Waikanae · 17 Oct 2021
New World, all you need and more. Packed 9 days worth of food to give myself enough to not have to resupply (via a hitch) in Levin and for some rest/weather trapped contingency!
Palmerston North · 26 Oct 2021
Lots of options here, 3 days food to get me to Whanganui
Whanganui · 29 Oct 2021
Big town, all the options
Taumaranui · 31 Oct 2021
Resupplied with enough food to get me to National Park (knowing I'd be eating at the Chateaux on the way through :))
National Park · 7 Nov 2021
A pretty well stocked Four Square, ended up resupplying to get me through to Whanganui, via the river. Gave half of it to canoe people who came to National Park to give me the debrief spiel. They would bring it to the end of the river trip for push to Whanganui.
Kerikeri · 9 Dec 2021
Grabbed enough for 5 days to Ngunguru (could have resupplied on the way in Pahia)
Ngunguru · 14 Dec 2021
Enough for 4 days to Mangawai
Mangawhai · 18 Dec 2021
Mangawhai Four Square, all the usual stuff (3 days worth)
Puhoi · 21 Dec 2021
Grabbed a couple of things here, only one small general store, not a lot of choice
Papakura · 27 Dec 2021
Actually resulted in Takanini on the way to Zoe's place, found a Bin Inn too :-)
Hamilton · 31 Dec 2021
Lots of options, big town. 5 days to get me to Te Kuiti
Te Kuiti · 6 Jan 2022
Lots of options here. Final 5 days to get me to the finish line of the north island in Taumaranui!
Picton · 17 Jan 2022
Resupplied with enough food to get me to Havelock (4 da
Havelock North · 21 Jan 2022
Four Square, plenty of options to get ready for 9 days worth of walking in the mountains :-)
St Arnaud · 30 Jan 2022
Lots of people send food parcels here, but the one store in town has enough to stock for the next section to Boyle (and hitching to Hanmer for next resupply). Albeit a little pricey.
Westport · 9 Feb 2022
Not where I thought I'd be resupplying, but hey, lots of choice here! Fresh Choice has dried peas if they're your sort of thing.
Authurs Pass · 18 Feb 2022
Again, a popular food parcel destination, but I managed to find enough to top up my food bag to get me through to Methven
Methven · 21 Feb 2022
Resupplied with 6 days to get me to Lake Tekapo
Geraldine · 25 Feb 2022
Lake Tekapo · 1 Mar 2022
6 days to get me to Wanaka
Twizel · 2 Mar 2022
Wanaka · 7 Mar 2022
4 days worth to get me to Queenstown
Glenorchy · 12 Mar 2022
Was actually in Queenstown where I resupplied - might be possible to resupply at the general store in Glenorchy, but I didn't check it out. 4 days worth to Te Anau.
Te Anau · 17 Mar 2022
6 days worth to get me to Riverton
Riverton · 23 Mar 2022
Only needed a few snack things - almost there!