TE ARAROA
Southland
The finish line is closer, but first it’s the spectacular Mavora Lakes, then eerie, muddy and tussock-filled forests, followed by the Pacific Ocean at last.
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TA Day 117, Mavora Lake to Lower Princhester Hut, 22 km
February 25, 2019
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TA Day 118 Lower Princhester Hut to Lower Wairaki Hut, 31 km
February 25, 2019
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TA Day 119, Lower Wairaki Hut to Birchwood, 36 km
February 25, 2019
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TA Day 120, Birchwood to Merrivale Hut, 28 km
February 25, 2019
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TA Day 121, ‘zero day’ Otautau
February 26, 2019
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TA Day 122, ‘zero day’ Otautau
February 27, 2019
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TA Day 123, Merivale Road to Martin’s Hut, 29 km
February 28, 2019
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TA Day 124, Martin’s Hut to Colac Bay, 24 km
March 1, 2019
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TA Day 125, Colac Bay to Riverton, 24 km
March 2, 2019
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TA Day 126, Riverton to Invercargill, 33 km
March 3, 2019
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TA Day 127, Invercargill to Bluff, 34 km
March 4, 2019
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TA Stewart Island
March 16, 2019