Queenstown to Birchwood - Te Araroa (Part 21)
My 3000km walk along the length of New Zealand continues. This six day section of the trail takes me from Queenstown (Otago) to Birchwood (Southland). From the Greenstone Track Carpark next to Lake Wakatipu, I follow the Greenstone Track for 10km up to Greenstone Hut. This is where the Mavora Walkway begins - a very boggy 40km! I stay my first night at Taipo Hut, about 20km from Greenstone Carpark. The next day, I complete the last 30km of the Mavora Walkway and stay at the North Mavora Lake Campsite. The following day turns out to be my longest day on the trail - just over 45km from North Mavora Lake to the SH94/Princhester Road junction. With over 30km of road walking, it was quite a big day! I head into Te Anau for the night, before continuing into the Takitimu Forest the next day. Another really boggy section! The first night I stay at Aparima Hut. On the second day, I climb just over 500m up to the Telford Tops, where I get my first view of the South Coast and Bluff! The next night, I camp at Telford Campsite. The final day of this section, I walk out to Birchwood over Mt Linton Station - the longest farm walk on the trail at around 28km.
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Chapters:
0:00 Greenstone Carpark to Taipo Hut
7:15 Taipo Hut to North Mavora Lake Campsite
12:45 North Mavora Lake Campsite to Princhester Road
18:16 Princhester Road to Aparima Hut
23:32 Aparima Hut to Telford Campsite
29:06 Telford Campsite to Birchwood
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Nice to share this journey with you. I have travelled the nz bush all my life and at 75yrs am now a bit limited, but I maintain a trap line to protect our nz birds twice a week, 3 hrs each time. Thanks so much for allowing me to join you and see the Mavora Lakes for the first time
@onthetrailnz
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Thank you for watching - I bet you've got some great stories to tell as well! That's great you're out protecting our precious birdlife. We're fortunate to have people like you contributing to New Zealand's conservation.
Gosh that looked like a hard one.Especially the bogs.What a trouper you are! Well done!
@onthetrailnz
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Yes it definitely wasn't the most enjoyable section! Thanks again for following!
Fantastic video. Yes, parts of this section looked like rather nasty tracks...can only imagine what it would be like after several days of rain! You are so close to finishing and hearing the excitement in your voice makes my heart sing. I look forward to the next installment.
@onthetrailnz
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Definitely glad it wasn't raining to add to the bog! Yes, it was a great feeling seeing Bluff for the first time!
Another great video with superb photography. Oh boy, some of those sections of track looked extra boggy though. Well done.
@onthetrailnz
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Yes, I was definitely glad to get through the bog and out the other side!
Brilliant thank you. More great scenery ah! Awesome you could see the south coast your final destination from the mountain top.
@onthetrailnz
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Yeah seeing Bluff was a pretty awesome feeling!
I've watched a few Te Araroa videos now, but your photography is my favourite. Good on you. 😊
@onthetrailnz
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Wow - that's really appreciated thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
I like your videos my friend
@onthetrailnz
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Thanks for watching - glad you're enjoying!
I am in California US. I am running into your channel by chance today but I am interested in it - I love hiking - I like the NZ trails via what I have watched on KZread. Thank you for sharing. Hope to see more from your hikes .
@onthetrailnz
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Glad you found my channel and are enjoying! Hopefully I'll get the next video up soon!
40 plus km in a day is a solid as effit. I've come close to that but that was like 12 hours of walking.and it was stil only 38km. Can't wait for the summer.
@onthetrailnz
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Yes there was a few 40+ km days - they seemed to get easier as I got further along the trail, but still a long way! That's a good effort going 38km - can definitely relate to that!
The state of that Mavora track... I would guess that DoC doesn't have the resources to cope with that track - so much of their $ and effort has gone into repairing the damage done in Fiordland on the major use tracks, and the miserly Government effectively reduces their budget each year by not keeping up with inflation and sufficient allocation for major weather events.
@onthetrailnz
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Yes it wasn't a very good stretch of track, but I fully understand with the funding given to them. When I was in the visitor centre in Te Anau afterwards, there was a sign saying there was insufficient funds to keep up with maintenance on all the tracks. It's a shame the government can't support them better.
@inestima1
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Better than them allowing the burning of all the huts in the beautiful Urewera. What a tragedy. I explored and lived in that area in the 70s 80s, cut my teeth of experience there, learned to love the bush in a spiritual way.
@onthetrailnz
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Yes, I've spent a bit of time in that area. It's devastating to watch what's being done with no intervention at all.
This was heartbreaking to walk through this section and witness the wanton destruction of the Mavora lakes area from yobbo redneck in their 4wds. And then the decimation of the forest from stock in the Māori owned sections of the Greenstone area. So much for Kaitiakitanga!
@onthetrailnz
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It was much nicer further away from the 4wd tracks - more peaceful.
@shoutatthesky
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@@onthetrailnz I agree. A stunning part of the country!