The Best Hiking Trails in Marlborough District

This is a multi-day tramping and mountain biking track near the coast, and is South Island’s northernmost section of Te Araroa—the epic trail that spans all of New Zealand. Though it can be part of a much longer trek, the 3-5 day tramp on Queen Charlotte Track is well-known as an adventure all its own....

This popular hut-to-hut hike follows the Pelorus River, taking you through dense beech and podocarp forests in the thriving Mt Richmond Forest Park. From the trail’s beginning (Pelorus Bridge) to the end (Hacket Junction) you will have experienced 3-4 days of hard tramping including a steep climb up to The Rocks (939m)....