Te Aroha

One of New Zealand's great walks, just appallingly signposted.

This walk was hard to find. There are signposts on where to park but not to the start of the track which is a casual 500m away. However, I got there in the end and started out on the track. It got steep fast, and I spent the next two hours dragging myself up hill, including climbing up tree roots and boulders well over a metre high. This was not a track for the faint hearted. But determine as ever. I made it to the top, I even discovered a cave but was too chicken to explore it.

Finally I reached the summit and don't the pictures speak for themselves. Breathtaking and worth all the effort it took to get up there. Czytaj więcej