It has been my dream for at least six years to walk this trail and I have been preparing for it for the last two years.

The Trail is 3000km from Cape Reinga to Bluff and generally takes 3 to 4 months to complete. 

Since Cape Reinga is out of reach until Auckland gets to Covid Level 2 I am starting at Mercer and heading South. Once we are allowed to transit through Auckland I will head up to Cape Reinga and restart from there. In Trail lingo this is called “flip-flopping”. 

The map below shows the Official TA Trail.

Update: 12/4/2022 I have now officially finished the TA walk. What an awesome experience.