Archer Track
Tennyson Inlet · Marlborough
We drew and checked this walk ourselves against the authority quoted above before publishing it. The route line comes from official track data. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
A DOC dog permit is required before any dog walks here. DOC codes this land for the hunting-dog permit, so it is not a casual dog walk. Ask the DOC office before planning to bring a dog.
Opens your email app, addressed to [email protected]. You can also call DOC on 0800 275 362.
About Archer Track
This long walk follows 7.6 km, near Tennyson Inlet in Marlborough.
Sidles around the bush edge of Tennyson Inlet between Penzance Bay and Elaine Bay, shared with mountain bikers. DOC codes the dog permit here as the hunting-dog one, and the track crosses private land in places where DOC requires dogs on a lead on top of the permit.
It sits at the moderate end and gains roughly 80 m, and takes about 1 hr 38 to walk.
A DOC dog permit is required before any dog walks here. Arrange it with the managing DOC office ahead of your trip.
