The Queen Charlotte Ultramarathon follows the Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds and has 71K and 51K ultra marathon options as well as the 24.5K Saddle Grind. The 71K is the full length of the track; the 51K option covers stages 1 to 3 (see below).
The 4 stages are as follows:
- Stage 1: Ship Cove to Endeavour Inlet (15K)
- Stage 2: Endeavour Inlet to Camp Bay (11.5K)
- Stage 3: Camp Bay to Portage Bay (24.5K)
- Stage 4: Portage Bay to Anawika (20K)
The map below shows approximate locations for the start/end of each stage and start/end for each Event. See below the map for information about each map marker.
| The starting location for both ultra marathon events at Ship Cove. | |
| Endeavour Inlet; end of stage 1, start of stage 2 | |
| Camp Bay. End of stage 2; start of stage 3 and The Saddle Grind. | |
| Portage Bay. End of stage 3 and both the 51K ultra and Saddle Grind. Start of stage 4. | |
| The full 71K ultra ends at Anakiwa |
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