Mountain biking

Victoria Domain has a formally graded mountain-bike network (Easy to Advanced); the Snout and Picton–Waikawa tracks are shared; and the Queen Charlotte Track is an official Ngā Haerenga Great Ride, rideable in 2–3 days. Bike hire on the waterfront.

• Bikes allowed
• Free
• Native bush

At a glance

Cost

Domain trails free; hire and track transport at operator rates

Local trails

Victoria Domain: 13 named trails graded Easy / Intermediate / Advanced, 146 m to 3,453 m each, several one-way downhill only; dogs not permitted on the bike trails

Shared tracks

Snout Track (car park to Queen Charlotte View) and both Picton–Waikawa routes are shared walk/bike

Great Ride

Queen Charlotte Track: 2–3 days for the full track; popular day sections Ship Cove–Kenepuru Saddle (~27 km) and Mistletoe Bay–Anakiwa (12.5 km)

About Mountain biking

Picton is better for bikes than its size suggests. Victoria Domain, the reserve on the headland between Picton and Waikawa, has a purpose-built network of thirteen graded trails as well as the shared tracks, and it starts a few minutes from High Street. The bigger draw is the Queen Charlotte Track, an official Great Ride: water taxi to the start, ride a section or the lot, luggage carried by boat.

Operators

Listed alphabetically by category, with no ranking implied. Each was confirmed as trading from its own website on the date shown at the foot of this page; prices, departure times and seasons change, so follow the link for current detail.

• Wilderness Guides — Standard and electric mountain-bike hire, and guided or self-guided Queen Charlotte Track riding. London Quay. wildernessguidesnz.com
• Marlborough Sounds Adventure Company — Mountain-bike hire and guided track rides. Town Wharf, London Quay. marlboroughsounds.co.nz

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Facts on this page were checked against the sources listed on 5 Sep 2026.