Queen Charlotte Sound tramping 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
Tramping track
Description
Antimony Mines Track
Time: 2 hr return
This tramping track leads from Endeavour Inlet past the site of an old mine and on to the Titirangi Road.
Getting there
Islands in Queen Charlotte Sounds
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.
Places to stay
There are no huts or campsites on these tracks.
Plan and prepare
- 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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