Trail: Te Araroa     Goal: 1850 Miles

Dates: Sep 005 2018 - Mar 001 2019

Hello! My name is Leon Herrmann and I'm from Mannheim, Germany. I am 18 years old and have just finished school. I love nature, culture and meeting new people. After I finished school, I knew that I did not want to go to university directly. ... more

Hello! My name is Leon Herrmann and I'm from Mannheim, Germany. I am 18 years old and have just finished school. I love nature, culture and meeting new people. After I finished school, I knew that I did not want to go to university directly. Inspired by books like "As i walked out one midsummer morning" by Laurie Lee, I decided to travel the world in a crazy and unusual way. From november this year to march 2019 i want to hike the Te Araroa Trail, a long distance trail of 3000km length, for charity. Then I plan a bicycle trip through Australia along the east coast for a month. I basically travel with the idea of meeting my own limits, meeting new people, becoming more independent and learning a lot about life, about which as a student I know very little. But I also want to document my journey and later inspire other people for such adventures. I think doing a hike like this is also a perfect opportunity to raise money for charity. less