Banks Peninsula Track: 35 km in Canterbury
The Banks Peninsula Track is a named multi-day track in Canterbury. The governing figure used here is 35 km (Banks Peninsula Track (private huts)), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 4 days. Grade: Walking track. Season window: October to April.
A booked private track, not DOC. Huts are assigned. Penguins at Flea Bay. Akaroa is the town. This is the South Island’s original private walk.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Akaroa, Onuku, Stony Bay, Flea Bay. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Akaroa — harbour town. Onuku — first night. Stony Bay — east-side bay. Flea Bay — penguin night.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow Banks Peninsula Track (private huts). Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
