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Queen Charlotte Track

  • 3 – 5 days one way
  • Easy

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An easy but long walk along Queen Charlotte Sound with hostel and hotel accommodation available. This track is open to mountain bikers (with some restrictions). Most walkers take advantage of pack cartage services.

DOC track times are very generous - track can easily be walked in three days at steady pace (times allow 30 minutes for lunch): Day 1 : Ship Cove to Camp Bay, 26.2k, 6.5 hrs Day 2 : Camp Bay to Portage, 24.1k, 7 hrs Day 3 : Portage to Anakiwa, 20.5k, 4.5 hrs

day in the sounds • By Sheryl McGlashan. Licence: C.
Queen Charlotte Track: Key information
Walking time
 3 – 5 days
18 hr – 26 hr
Distance
 70.0km
Type
One way
One way
Grade
 Easy
Track is mostly benched and well graded. Mountain bikes create a lot of bogs during/after rainfall. Grades explained
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Queen Charlotte Track: Find it
Starts
 Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound (boat access only)
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Ends
 Anakiwa, Queen Charlotte Sound
Maps
NZTopo50-BP29
NZTopo50-BQ28
NZTopo50-BQ29
View points
Altitude
 Sea level – 470m
Altitude change 470m
Map
ID 272

About this track

Added 1 June 2001 by matthewmatthew. 6 revisions, most recently 28 April 2014 by hutchkhutchk.
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