5. Te Araroa, Waitomo to Taumarunui (via the Timber Trail)

We spent a lovely two days in Auckland. Enjoying the city life, eating and drinking very well. All too soon it was time to get walking again. Our next section started out from Waitomo (where we spent a night camping at the YHA). The first 3.5km of trail to Te Kuiti were pretty much a horror show of crappy trail and gorse bushes (made worse by my slight allergy to gorse). After that the trail enters farm pasture which made the walk into Te Kuiti quite pleasant. We ended up wild camping in probably the most popular spot in New … Continue reading 5. Te Araroa, Waitomo to Taumarunui (via the Timber Trail)