Queen Charlotte Drive: 35 km in Marlborough
The Queen Charlotte Drive is a named multi-day track in Marlborough. The governing figure used here is 35 km (NZTA / DOC Picton walks), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 1 day. Grade: Scenic road + short walks. Season window: Year-round.
This is the sealed drive, not the Track. Lookouts over the Grove Arm. Havelock mussels at the Pelorus end. Picton is the ferry town. The Track is a different page on this site.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Picton, Governor’s Seat, Cullen Point, Havelock. 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
Picton — ferry town. Governor’s Seat — Grove Arm lookout. Cullen Point — Pelorus lookout. Havelock — mussel town.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow NZTA / DOC Picton walks. 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.
