PHOTOGRAPHY BY ASHLEY HILL; ERIK GORDON; ED AND SOFIE TEMPLETON. PUBLISHED BY HARDIE GRANT TRAVEL, 2017.32 marieclaire.com.auREPORTAGE
Hiking to healing
Ashley Hill had no hiking
experience when she decided
to walk 4265km from Canada to
Mexico as a way to find space and
peace after her mother’s death
from cancer. Three years on,
she’s still walking the world’s trails,
discovering adventure – and
herself – along the way. Here,
she contemplates the 3000km
Te Araroa trail that spans the length
of New Zealand’s two main islands.