Tramping (hiking) and Walking tracks in Marlborough
Share this
Marlborough offers many opportunites for tramping/hiking from easy day walks on well marked tracks to multi-day trips requiring a high degree of fitness and experience of the outdoors.
Mount Richmond Forest Park to the north of the Wairau River has many tramping tracks while the Marlborough Sounds offers the world renowned Queen Charlotte Track.
South Marlborough also offers many opportunities for tramping adventure, including Mount Taupuae-o-uenuku, the highest mountain in New Zealand outside the Southern Alps.
During the open season, Molesworth offers tramping opportunites in one of New Zealand's remotest wilderness environments.
Archer Track
The Archer track is an easy walking track in the Marlborough Sounds between Penzance Bay in Tennyson Inlet and Elaine Bay.
Black Birch Track
Black Birch Track is a walking and mountain biking track in the Awatere Valley within the Ferny Gair Conservation Area.
Black Jack Track
Black Jack Track is a loop track starting from Whites Bay climbing up to a lookout point with views of Cook Strait and Port Underwood
Bothams Bend Track
Botham’s Bend Track is a short walking and cycling track that runs along the true left of the Wairau River, near Spring Creek.
Cullen Point Tracks
Cullen Point is a DOC reserve 4.5km from Havelock with both a short 10 minute and a longer one hour walking track in native bush with views of Pelorus Sound.
Essons Valley Tracks
The Essons Valley tracks provide easy access to unspoiled native bush only a short walk from the centre of Picton.
Kotuku Track
Kotuku Track is a 4.5km long shared cycle and walkway off Hardings Road that follows sections of the lower Ōpaoa River to the Wairau Bar.
Lake Alexander and Tummil River
The Tummil River route to Lake Alexander provides a walk through beautiful beach forest in untamed wilderness.
Lake Chalice Walking Tracks
Lake Chalice, located in Mount Richmond Forest Park has tramping (hiking) tracks that offer good opportunities for day walks in a wilderness area near Blenheim.
Leatham Conservation Area tracks
The Leatham Conservation area offers an extensive network of tramping tracks and huts in the Marlborough region.
Lees Creek Track
Lees Creek Track is a DOC tramping track in the upper Wairau region of Marlborough.
Link Pathway
When complete, the Link Pathway linking Havelock and Picton will be Marlborough's second longest walking track after the Queen Charlotte Track.
Mount Takorika Tracks
Mount Takorika is a 721 metre peak to the south west of Havelock, with a network of walking tracks through regenerating native bush, accessible directly from Havelock Township.
Nydia Track
The Nydia Track runs between Duncan Bay in Tennyson Inlet and Kaiuma Bay passing through Nydia Bay.
Pelorus Bridge Walking Tracks
Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve has a number of short walking (hiking) tracks through a preserved remnant of native bush.
Pukaka Valley Tracks
Pukaka Valley tracks provide opportunities to explore native bush and tramping options from an easy walk to a long day's climb to Mount Roberson summit.
Queen Charlotte Track
Queen Charlotte Track is Marlborough's premier walking track, promoted in partnership by DOC, Marlborough District Council and private land owners.
Red Hills Track
Red Hills Track is a shared tramping and mountain bike track in the upper Wairau Valley in Mount Richmond Forest Park near the boundary between Marlborough and Tasman Districts.
The Snout Walkway
The Snout Walkway is a short walking track beginning near Picton providing excellent views of Queen Charlotte Sound.
Tirohanga Track
Tirohanga Track is a short, but steep walking track in Picton that leads to a lookout point with excellent views of Picton and Waikawa
Tramping: Upper Wairau
There are numerous options for tramping in the upper Wairau. The alpine environment offers a magnificent scenic experience.
Waikakaho/Cullen Creek Walkway
The Waikakaho / Cullen Creek Walkway is a Marlborough tramping track that follows and old goldminers’ trail from the head of the Waikakaho Valley for about 7km to Linkwater.
Wairau Lagoons Walkway
An easy flat walkway near Blenheim through the Wairau Lagoons salt marsh habitat.
Wakamarina Track
Wakamarina Track is one of several walking tracks in Mount Richmond Forest Park.
Whites Bay Track
Whites Bay Track is a short walk from Rarangi Beach to Whites Bay following a steep trail though a mixture of native bush and pine forest.
Wither Hills Tracks
The Wither HIlls have an extensive network of walking tracks suitable for a variety of levels of fitness and duration.