Pelorus Sound walking tracks
See also:
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
Walking track
Description
Jacobs Bay/Fairy Bay Track
Time: 3 hr return (boat access only)
This track leads around Dillon Point between the two bays.
Putanui Point Track
Time: 30 min one way (boat access only)
A track over a forest-covered point to a lookout. Access is from either side of the point.
Getting there
To get to Pelorus Sound, turn off the main road just past Havelock, onto Queen Charlotte Drive. Queen Charlotte Drive is the main road in the Sounds, other roads are narrow, winding, and most are unsealed.
Water taxi services are available from Havelock and French Pass to parts of Pelorus Sound.
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
Plan and prepare
Pelorus Sound, Marlborough Sounds
- 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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