4WD Tracks in Marlborough

Marlborough rewards 4WD travellers with serious variety, from the coastal headlands and bays of the Sounds to the dry, tussocked high country of the inland valleys and passes. The region's 4WD tracks climb river terraces, follow remote backroads to hut access points, and link valley floors with exposed ridgelines. Expect changeable terrain and big views in equal measure.

Blackbirch Road

Blackbirch Road, Marlborough, is a steep gravel climb to Altimarloch with hairpins and huge views over the Awatere Valley and surrounding ranges.

Branch River

Branch River is a relaxed Marlborough high country 4WD run with a Leatham River crossing and forested climbs out to Greigs Hut.

Clova Bay Road

Clova Bay Road is a narrow single-lane gravel route hugging the Marlborough Sounds coastline, with sheltered bay views and an easy, scenic pace.

Cobb Valley

Cobb Valley in Marlborough is an easy half-sealed, half-gravel drive up to a power station, reservoir and campsite, with big views at the top.

Island Gully Hut Access

Island Gully Hut Access is a short, scenic Marlborough side track to a hut, with a small stream crossing and a loo that has cracking valley views.

Manaroa Road

Manaroa Road is a scenic Marlborough Sounds gravel drive, climbing over a small pass to big water and inlet views, easy going for most vehicles.

Mount Robert

Mount Robert is a scenic Nelson Lakes gravel climb in Marlborough, with wide views over Lake Rotoiti and short side tracks down to the water.

Redwood Pass

Redwood Pass is a Marlborough back-country detour off State Highway 1, mixing seal and gravel through farmland and rolling hills for an easy scenic drive.

Robin Hood Bay

Robin Hood Bay is an easy Marlborough Sounds beach run southeast of Blenheim, with soft sand, sheltered swimming, and long drops at each end.

Severn to Sedgemere 4WD Road

Severn to Sedgemere is a remote Marlborough high-country gravel track through Molesworth, with tussock scenery, river crossings and DOC-marked arrows.

Te Paruparu Intake

Te Paruparu Intake is an easy Marlborough gravel loop around the Lake Grassmere salt lakes, with coastal views over Clifford Bay.

Teetotal Road

Teetotal Road is an easy gravel run through the Marlborough hills with range views and plenty of mountain bike tracks branching off the side.

Titirangi Road

Titirangi Road in the Marlborough Sounds runs through beech forest to the peninsula's northernmost point, easy going apart from a rocky climb over the top.

Top House Road

Top House Road is a short, easy gravel link in Marlborough with two fords and an unsealed alternative to the highway run.

Wangapeka Road

Wangapeka Road is an easy valley 4WD run along the Wangapeka River with riverside camping

Wye Route

The Wye Route is a short, sharp 4WD hill climb in Marlborough's Leatham Valley with wide views over the valley below for modest effort.

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