Link Trail East
Name |
Link Trail East |
Location |
Picton |
Co-ordinates |
1683629 5429584 |
Alternative co-ordinates |
1676605 5431567 |
Configuration |
Linear |
Distance |
40 km |
Status |
On-leash |
Grade |
Easy-Moderate |
Access |
Multiple access points on Queen Charlotte Drive, between Picton and Linkwater, and in Anakiwa. To walk the route westwards, start at the small carpark on the north side of Queen Charlotte Drive at the southern end of Shakespeare Bay (ca 1 km north of junction with SH1). To walk eastwards, avoiding the less interesting sections that are close to the road, start either at Ngakuta Bay or Mororangi Bay. For the longest route, start in Anakiwa and walk south, then east. |
Description |
This is a very pleasant track, offering good views of the Sounds, and made all the more enjoyable by the fact that it is not over-engineered with the usual gravel (surely the most dangerous and uncomfortable substrate) that is so often used on shared cycle and walkways. Instead, it's mainly compacted clay - soft to the foot and forgiving of any tumble. The track follows the contours, winding its way to Anakiwa and the start of the Queen Charlotte Track. Above Picton, there's another short side-track to a lookout on Wedge Point. To link with the western end of the cycleway, you'll need to take the lengthy roadside section along Queen Charlotte Drive. |
Connecting tracks |
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Further information |
