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Queen Charlotte Drive starting at Picton

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Recorded distance
108 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 56
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Marlborough Sounds.

Access context

Check NZTA closures, alpine weather, gravel share and ferry status. Specific flag: narrow road; traffic.

Seasonal context

Nov-Apr

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Picton

    Planning note

    Picton sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Nelson.

  2. 2. Nelson

    Nelson claims to be one of the sunniest places in New Zealand, and the locals say it with the smugness of people who have earned it. The city sits at the top of the South Island on Tasman Bay, with a wide sheltered beach, a backdrop of hills and the mountains of Kahurangi and Abel Tasman beyond. About fifty-nine thousand people live here, and it has a reputation for craft beer, pottery, galleries and a general willingness to take life slowly.

    Read the complete Nelson write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Nelson comes up 108 km in.

Recorded source links

Source

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