Roys peak hike - Toughest hike yet in NZ

This morning we got up early to take on the 16km Roy's Peak hike. Kyra dropped myself, Conny and Ashleigh off at the start at 09:15. As soon as we started climbing it was very steep. After an hour we were all out of breath. It carried on getting steep all the way to the top. It took us 2 hours and 45 minutes. Some parts of the track were slippery because of the ice especially near the summit where we were walking on the edge of the mountain. We had to be very careful. There were points we wanted to give up but we carried on going. Spurring each other on. I was hiking up in a t shirt as I was very hot from the steep climb. Nearer to the top it got very windy and freezing. I had to put on layers, hat and gloves. Which we reached the top at 1,578m the views were breathtaking. We could see the mountains in the southern alps, the islands in the bay and lake Wanaka.

Next we walked down the slippery track and had lunch a little way down. We then walked to another point and took some photos. We spent about an hour at the top to take in the stunning views. Next we walked down. It was easier going down but slippery at times. We made it to the bottom at 14:50pm. It was definitely the Toughest hike we've done so far in NZ, but so worth it!

Kyra picked us up and then we went for a well deserved coffee at the Trout by the lake. We also had some chips. We are now relaxing in as we are all so tired from the hike.Read more