Routes:  

1) Endeavour > 2) Punga > 3) Portage

Here we list many of the landmarks on the Queen Charlotte Track. In bold is our recommended route — where you would sleep for 3 nights en route. This is the classic route recommended by many other guides. Click on any of the links for more detail.

• Picton
• Ship Cove (trailhead)
• DOC — Schoolhouse Bay on Resolution Bay
• Port Gore Homestead
• Resolution Bay Cabins
• Kamahi Lodge (closed October 2002)
• Furneaux Lodge and pub
• Endeavour Resort & Fishing Lodge (sleep night 1)
• DOC — Camp Bay, Punga Cove, Endeavour Inlet
• Punga Cove Resort (sleep night 2)
• The Homestead (Mahana Homestead Lodge)
• Noelines Homestay (Punga Cove)
• Craglee Lodge <website>
• DOC — Bay of Many Coves Saddle
• Gem Resort <website>
• Portage Hotel & restaurant, backpacker $25 (sleep night 3)
• Portage Bay Shop and take-away
• Cowshed Bay (DOC)
• Lochmara Lodge, Lochmara Bay <website>
• Karamu Lodge <website>
• DOC — Mistletoe Bay campsite and cottages
• Te Mahia Bay Resort <website>
• DOC — Umungata Bay
• Anakiwa (return to Picton by water taxi)
• Anakiwa Backpackers
• Tirimoana House & Blist'd Foot (coffee, cold drinks, scones) ... 250m past the Titimoana Jetty <website>
• Smith's Farm Holiday Park <website>
• Tanglewood
• Linkwater Lodge
• The Chill Inn
• The Devonshires

Check distances & walking times between landmarks.

North Americans prefer to tent on most major hikes. But on this Track the Backpacker accommodation is so excellent, we recommend leaving the tent behind. The water taxi each day will deliver your heavy pack to your next destination.

For those who want to tent to keep costs low, or because recommended accommodation is full — or for the purity of the camping experience — the official 6 DOC campsites <website> are listed. There are private campsites available too, of course.

Looking for something different? Check the water-based accommodation:

• Affinity Charters <website>
• Tramp the Track Boat