The morning began on the usual timetable and after some walking 5 km of the day was covered by vehicle; later the track left the route and André carried on, reaching camp at 16:26 after a total of 26.4 km. The longest stop was 26 minutes, and the day places André at 271 km into the 3,048 km trail.
For the first 17 km the ground was rolling, then the last 10 km were hilly; drizzle came through between 10:00 and 13:00. Those are the main contours that set the day's pace and decisions, with the vehicle section and the track diversion marking its two clearest beats.
Camp is in the Waikare to Ngunguru section; ahead, Ngunguru is 66 km further on toward Pataua North and the next stretch of the trail.
- 5 km by vehicle
- Track left the route
- Drizzle between 10:00 and 13:00