Thorsborne Trail
The Thorsborne Trail is a 32km track on Hinchinbrook Island in Far North Queensland which is normally hiked over 3 nights/4 days (although we took one day longer to enjoy the sights, side-trips and swimming). In July 2022, a group…
Green Gully Track
Green Gully Track is a four-day hut to hut loop walk in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, with a day spent walking in the Green Gully creek. It is a remote and moderately challenging walk, deep in the heart of…
Looking up the Travers Valley from our water taxi ride
Travers Sabine Circuit
The Travers Sabine Circuit is an 80km loop located in the Nelson Lakes National Park on the south island of New Zealand. It is usually walked over 4-7 days. We chose to do it over 7 days and nights including…
Light to Light Coastal Walk
A small group of six of us decided to hike the Light to Light Coastal walk during whale migration staying at Green Cape lighthouse. This iconic 30km hike is located about an hour south of Eden in the far south…
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Sole Sisters annual New Zealand Great Walk for 2019 was the four-day Tongariro Northern Circuit around Mt Ngauruhoe (2287 m, aka Mt Doom in The Lord of the Rings films), including a section of the Tongariro Alpine Circuit. Ten ladies joined the trip this year including one brave soul new to multi-day hiking. (more…)