The traverse involves a pilgrimage through the landscapes where early pioneers once tread.
A.H. Reed, at the age of 86, undertook the traverse, opting for a route along the east coast beaches before heading west inland, avoiding the challenging Raukumara Range Forest Park route.
In the late 1970s, the know disestablished Department of Survey and Land Information commenced a project to link Cape Egmont to East Cape by a walkway.
Oone section of the ‘Cape Egmont to East Cape’ walkway was completed and still remains in use: In the February of 2020, the North Island traverse was completed as the "Kopiko Aotearoa" cycle tour:[4][5] West – east route: Cape Egmont – Te Rewa Rewa Bridge – Hobbit Hole – Mangamataha Bridge – Centre of the North Island – Waiotapu – Ruatāhuna – Lake Waikaremoana – Rere rock-slide – Motu Road – Bay of Plenty – East Cape Lighthouse East – West route: East Cape Lighthouse – Bay of Plenty – Motu Road – Rere rock-slide – Lake Waikaremoana – Ruatāhuna – Waiotapu – Centre of the North Island – Mangamataha Bridge – Hobbit Hole – Te Rewa Rewa Bridge – Cape Egmont
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