Beautiful beach weather with a nice breeze.
The day began as the longest so far and was defined early by the biggest climb of the journey, which took them up to the day’s high point at 112 m. The ground was hilly for the first 3 km, then about 18 km almost flat, followed by 6 km rolling underfoot; the ascent totalled 309 m and the descent 217 m. The longest stop was 37 minutes, from 14:35, and André finally reached camp at 15:12 after covering 27.4 km.
“Beautiful beach weather with a nice breeze.” — André. It stayed dry and was mostly partly cloudy, a steady backdrop as the route changed from hill to long flat stretches and back to rolling ground.
They finished in camp between Cape Reinga and Ahipara, having completed 41 km into a 3,048 km trail; Ahipara is 61 km further on and the coming section will move into the Northland forests.
- Biggest climb to date
- Longest stop: 37 minutes
- 27.4 km completed