They set out and met the contours immediately: it was hilly all day, with 664 m of climbing, and the longest pause was brief. Drizzle came through between 10:00 and 15:00, and they reached camp at 14:44 after the day’s distance of 16.4 km.
The day held a single, sustained pattern — climbs and descents that kept the pace measured and the stopping points frequent. At 198 km into the trail the section through The Northland Forests delivered another build of kilometres toward the long route ahead.
They ended the day at camp and will move on into Mangakaretu to Kerikeri next, continuing along the 3,048 km line of the trail.
- 16.4 km day
- 664 m climbed
- Heading next to Mangakaretu to Kerikeri