Mount Stokes Track
More information:
Mt Stokes Track brochure (PDF, 34K)
Hunting:
Hunting at Mt Stokes
In summer contact:
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Picton Visitor Centre i-SITE Information Centre
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Phone:
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+64 3 520 3113
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Fax:
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+64 3 573 5021
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Email:
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picton@i-SITE.org
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Address:
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The Foreshore
Picton
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Postal Address:
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The Foreshore,
PICTON, 7212
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In winter contact:
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Sounds Area Office
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Phone:
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+64 3 520 3002
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Fax:
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+64 3 520 3003
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Email:
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soundsao@doc.govt.nz
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Address:
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Port Marlborough Building
14 Auckland Street
Picton 7220
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Postal Address:
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P O Box 161
Picton 7250
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Track category
Tramping track
Time:
Half day return
Description
This tramping track follows a ridge to the summit (1203 m), the highest point in the Sounds - a unique sub-alpine habitat with spectacular views.
Getting there
From Queen Charlotte Drive turn-off at Linkwater onto Kenepuru Road. The start of this track is 41 km from the turn-off at Linkwater.
Queen Charlotte Drive, between Picton and Havelock, is the main road in the Sounds. Other roads are narrow, winding, and most are unsealed.
Water taxi services are available from Picton, Havelock, and French Pass to parts of the Sounds. You can also hire yachts, launches, motor boats, and sea kayaks.
Activities
Dog walking
Dog walking
A permit is required - contact Sounds Area Office. Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
Dog access in the Sounds
Places to stay
There are no huts on this track, only camping options along the way to the track.
Plan and prepare
View from Te Mahia, Kenepuru Sound
- The weather in the Sounds is generally mild, but conditions can change quickly, especially on the water. Ensure that you have adequate equipment and experience, and, if you are going out on the water, check the marine weather forecast.
- Light fires only in designated areas.
- Boil, filter, or treat water for drinking. On some tracks you must carry water.
- In late summer and autumn, carry antihistamine if allergic to wasp stings.
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