GUIDED HIKES
MULTI-DAY RETREATS
BLUE LAKE 24HR ULTRAMARATHON
Upcoming Events
1st & 2nd August
Kaimai
Guided overnight hike
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd August
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
A guided overnight hike for men, with breathwork, yarns, and time in the bush. Not a spa. Not a seminar. Just the track, a hut, and a small group of solid men.
Walk near a stream and ancient kauri groves, with decent climb, to a nice hut with a cosy fire. One night, two days. Enough time to settle in, slow down, and figure out what you've been carrying that isn't in your pack. A 3.5 to 4 hour, 9km hike. 530m elevation gain one way. Intermediate to Advanced DOC track.
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Aug | $169 per person | 10 men max
28,29,30th August
Whirinaki
Guided overnight hike
FRI 28, SAT 29, SUN 30 AUG
Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park.
A guided multi-day hike for men, with breathwork, yarns, and time in the bush. Not a spa. Not a seminar. Just the track, a hut, and a small group of solid men.
Two nights and 34km over three days via the Mangamate Loop Track. Day one is a big 16km, mostly flat, on a decent track near the Whirinaki River. Days two and three have less distance and some elevation. Intermediate to advanced. Good level of fitness is required for this one.
August Fri 28, Sat 29, Sun 30 | $399 per person | 10 men max
SAT 12, SUN 13 SEP
Opotiki
Guided overnight hike
September Sat 12, Sun 13
Urutawa Conservation Area.
A guided overnight hike for men, with breathwork, yarns, and time in the bush. Not a spa. Not a seminar. Just the track, a hut, and a small group of solid men.
Barry Crump territory. He wrote Hunt for the Wilderpeople out here. The bush looks like the movie. Not much else has changed. One night, two days. The easiest of the three missions, but still a challenge. A 3 to 4 hour, 9km hike. 438m elevation gain one way. Intermediate DOC track.
September Sat 12, Sun 13 | $219 per person | 10 men max
Sat 26th September
BLUE LAKE
24HR Backyard
Ultra
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September
Blue Lake (Tikitapu), Rotorua
A public ultramarathon event open to anyone. Run one lap or twenty. Kenrick's going for 11 laps, 60km Ultra Marathon.
A flat(ish) 5.5km loop around the Blue Lake. You run clockwise, as many laps as you want, for as long as you can last. No mandatory finish line. You set your own target and chase it.
In 2023 Kenrick ran 10 laps, 55km. This year he's going further. 11 laps, 60km, and likely 12+ hours on his feet.
Never run a trail event before? Come try your first 5km loop. Maybe your first half-marathon, or even an ultra. It’s you, against you!
Bring your mates. Bring your kids. Bring the dog. Everyone is welcome.
