Te Araroa - alternative Drury to Rangariri

This alternative route avoids walking SH1 and SH2 after Bombay, and unformed paths Mercer and Meremere Shows flat farming country at its best.

Covering 61.3 km, this is a true long-distance trail best approached as a multi-day journey through varied terrain.

This linear trail moves from one end to the other without looping back. A return journey by transport — or retracing the path — is needed to get back to the start. The trail is officially waymarked as TAalt, so look out for the trail markers along the way.

This is a Local Walking Network (LWN) trail — a community-level route perfect for exploring the immediate surroundings, popular with locals and visitors alike.