Take a seat and join us back in time, eons ago, to learn about the creation of the Te Araroa trail.

In short, the trail consists of multiple existing tracks connected together with new routes on both public and private land. Collaborating since 1975, Te Araroa officially opened in 2011. Now that the trail is a teenager, it can be temperamental and change routes depending on private land disputes or trail conditions.

Unlike most childhood stars as they age, Te Araroa is only gaining popularity with time. People across the globe travel to Aotearoa to tramp “The Long Pathway,” the trail’s meaning in Māori. Starting from Cape Reinga and hiking to Bluff, the trail spans more than 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles). The spectrum of tracks includes backcountry wilderness, beaches, paddocks (say hi to your new friends, sheep and cows), and even highways (the sections gotta connect somehow).

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