Planned Route

This will be the planned route

North Island ( approx 1,407 Km over 17 Days)


Day 1 Mon - 15 Feb Cape Reinga Ahipara P 96km
A 105km
Mostly Beach
 Notes  
Day 2 Tue - 16 Feb Ahipara Opononi 85 Road
Day 3 Wed - 17 Feb Opononi Dargaville 96 Road
Day 4 Thu - 18 Feb Dargaville Auckland 118 15% Gravel Road
Day 5 Fri - 19 Feb Coromandel  Thames 66 Road
Day 6 Sat - 20 Feb Thames Morrionsville 75 Trail / Road
Day 7 Sun - 21 Feb Morrinsville Arapuni  70 Road
Day 8 Mon - 22 Feb Arapuni  Pureora Village 84 Trail 
Day 9 Tue - 23 Feb Pureora Village Ongarue 85 Trail
Day 10 Wed - 24 Feb Ongarue Ohakune 101 Road
Day 11 Thu - 25 Feb Ohakune Ohakune 34 Road
Day 12 Fri - 26 Feb Ohakune Huntervill 93 Road
Day 13 Sat - 27 Feb Hunterville Rangiwahia 43 Road
Day 14 Sun - 28 Feb Rangiwahia Palmerston North 100 Road
Day 15 Mon - 29 Feb Palmerston North Alfredton  66 Trail
Day 16 Tue - 01 Mar Alfredton  Featherston 115 Road
Day 17 Wed - 02 Mar Featherston Wellington  80 Road

Day 18 is a rest day.

South Island  (approx  2,157 Km over 27 Days )

Day 19 Fri - 04 Mar Picton Nelson 108 Trail
Day 20 Sat - 05 Mar Nelson St Arnaud 100 Trail
Day 22 Sun - 06 Mar St Arnaud Murchison 60 Road
Day 23 Mon - 07 Mar Murchison Springs Junction 78 Road
Day 24 Tue - 08 Mar Springs Junction Blackball Hilton 101 Road
Day 25 Wed - 09 Mar Blackball Hilton Kumara 54 Trail
Day 26 Thu - 10 Mar Kumara Ross 106 Trail
Day 27 Fri - 11 Mar Ross Whataroa 75 Road
Day 28 Sat - 12 Mar Whataroa Pine Grove 88 Road
Day 29 Sun - 13 Mar Pine Grove Haast 84 Road
Day 30 Mon - 14 Mar Haast  Makarora 80 Road
Day 31 Tue - 15 Mar Makarora Wanaka 74 Road
Day 32 Wed - 16 Mar Wanaka Omarama 114 Road
Day 33 Thu - 17 Mar Omarama Tekapo 95 Road
Day 34 Fri - 18 Mar Tekapo Twizel 59
Day 35 Sat - 19 Mar Twizel Lake Ohau Lodge 39 Trail
Day 36 Sun - 20 Mar Lake Ohau Lodge Omarama 42 Trail
Day 37 Mon - 21 Mar Omarama Kurow 67 Trail
Day 38 Tue - 22 Mar Kurow Oamaru 86 Trail
Day 39 Wed - 23 Mar Oamaru Hyde 113 Road
Day 40 Thu - 24 Mar Hyde Oturehua 58 Trail
Day 41 Fri - 25 Mar Oturehua Clyde 66 Trail
Day 42 Sat - 26 Mar Clyde Queenstown 83 Road
Day 43 Sun - 27 Mar Queenstown Mavora 58 Trail
Day 44 Mon - 28 Mar Mavora Manapouri 70 Trail
Day 45 Tue - 29 Mar Manapouri Pahia 106 Road
Day 46 Wed - 30 Mar Pahia Bluff 93 Road


The full route