The Te Araroa Trust has recently updated the maps and trail notes.  The previously mentioned 3068km length has been officially revised to 2996km by replacing some of the road walk sections with new bush tracks and by eliminating much of the length previously credited to crossing water hazards.  The actual distance of the trail has only changed slightly and of course it is still the same awesome hike!

In my posts I expect that I will occasionally refer to the “mile markers” from the newest maps (v.33). (Saying “kilometre markers” just doesn’t sound right to my American ears.)  The detailed maps and trail notes can be found at these links:  North Island and South Island.

I’ve added another page to this blog called Notes.  Here I will add technical notes based on what I experience on the trail, as well as key items from the official trail notes and from blogs of others who have tramped the trail before me.  These notes will be for reference by anyone following the blog that are planning to walk the trail in the future, with the intent to help them avoid problems I or others have experience (e.g. wrong turns, difficult trail issues, water supply and river crossing comments).