Taihape: Gumboot Capital of New Zealand - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ

Day 64: Today we are throwing gumboots in Taihape: the gumboot capital of New Zealand in its famous Taihape Gumboot Throwing Lane! We also climb Mt Stewart.
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Today we are in the wonderful town of Taihape in New Zealand! It’s right in the middle of State High 1 and it’s also the Gumboot Capital of New Zealand! In today’s episode, we find out exactly what that means....

After a morning in the Rust Nail Backpackers in Taihape, we head down to the famous Taihape Gumboot Throwing Lane for our very own gumboot throwing competition! The Taihape Gumboot Throwing Lane is so the locals can practice for their gumboot day every year with competitions and more!

After throwing way too many muddy gumboots, we then head to the giant gumboot sculpture at the entrance of Taihape. Not only because, well, it’s an awesome giant gumboot in Taihape, but because it is also the entrance to a walk up Mt Stewart. The walk has lots of information about native trees on the way up Mt Stewart in Taihape, then we reach the top to a viewing platform opverlooking Taihape and the surrounding countryside.

So that is a day in Taihape. What do you think of the Gumboot Capital of New Zealand? Do you think it’s worth a pit stop?

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Read more about Taihape: the Gumboot Capital of New Zealand on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/blog/2016/07/exploring-gumboot-capital-world/