May 13th, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Tuesday 9th March From near Waipu Cove to south of Mangawhai township, near the top end of Te Arai Beach – 33 km – 7.5 hours From the main road near Waipu Cove, the day started with a walk up a road into the Brynderwyn Hills. The road became a shingle vehicle track winding up [...]
May 12th, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Monday 8th March Reotahi Bay, then Marsden Point to near Waipu Cove – 32.8 km – 50 mins plus 5.75 hours A split day – first an early morning walk from the motel, down to Little Munro Bay, then around the point to Reotahi Bay, with the ever present Marsden Point oil refinery just across [...]
March 31st, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Roland’s Long Walk – Waipu to Dome Valley Day 12: A Day Off Spent most of the day recovering and cleaning myself and my gear. Day 13: Waipu to Pakiri Beach About 58 km done today. Two river crossings which involved swims so I got to test out the drybag features of my pack. Pack [...]
March 31st, 2010 | by WalkNZ | published in Walks
Roland’s Long Walk – Along the East coast to Waipu Day 9: Along the East Coast A nice day walking along the East Coast with some of the best track I’ve had yet. Too bad I waited so long to find a camp and ended up holed up in a rough bush patch. Day 10: [...]