The day opened with rolling ground for about 11 km, then the last 9 km turned hilly and stayed that way until André reached camp at 16:05 after 19.2 km on the trail.
It stayed dry and mostly overcast; the longest stop was 47 minutes, from 15:19, and the day's ups and downs added a steady 595 m of climb and 348 m of descent.
Camp closed the day in The Northland Forests, 178 km into a 3,048 km trail; next comes Mangakaretu to Kerikeri, the section ahead.
- Rolling terrain then steeper last 9 km
- Longest stop mid-afternoon
- 178 km milestone into the trail