Sounds to Sounds
A 1500 km bikepacking route from Queen Charlotte Sound to Milford Sound. You can ride it on your own, with a group of friends, or as part of the annual event (starts 1st March each year). It's up to you. Note: The Ship Cove to Punga Cove section of the Queen Charlotte Track is open to cyclists from 1 March to the 31st November each year (it's restricted to walkers only during over-crowded summer season.) For more inspiration see the photo book by Bronwen Wall and Jonathan Kennett.
- Guidebooks paper edition and PDF download edition
- GPS downloads: Kennett Bros server [updated 18 Nov 2022]
- Facebook group for Sound to Sound info and discussion
- Register for the brevet event
Start wave 1: 1st March 2023, Wednesday - FULL
Start wave 2: 3rd March 2023, Friday - FULL
Start wave 3: 6th March 2023, Monday - FULL
Start wave 4: 8th March 2023, Wednesday - FULL
Start wave 5: 10th March 2023, Friday
- Maprogress live tracking the inaugural March 2023 brevet
About the brevet event
If you are participating in the brevet, you must make a $100 donation to a charity of your choice. And of course you can add personal value to your journey and fund raise more money for the charity you are supporting. Besides this donation, all entrants are asked to offset your carbon emissions from travelling to the start and from the end of the brevet (you can do that easily here).
Note [Dec 2022]: Currently the vehicle traffic between Te Anau and Milford Sound road is quite low - making this destination enjoyable. Prior to the Covid restrictions the road capacity was saturated which made it unpleasant and dangerous to ride. We expect traffic volumes to slowly increase as Covid restrictions ease and tourism returns. When that happens it will be important to avoid the shuttle-bus rush - they all leave Te Anau between 10 am to 12 noon.
Note [Dec 2022]: Currently the vehicle traffic between Te Anau and Milford Sound road is quite low - making this destination enjoyable. Prior to the Covid restrictions the road capacity was saturated which made it unpleasant and dangerous to ride. We expect traffic volumes to slowly increase as Covid restrictions ease and tourism returns. When that happens it will be important to avoid the shuttle-bus rush - they all leave Te Anau between 10 am to 12 noon.
Sounds to Sounds illustrated book
Check out this inspirational coffee table book that showcases the 1500-kilometre bikepacking journey from Marlborough Sounds to Milford Sound. Written by Sounds to Sounds creator Jonathan Kennett and Bronwen Wall.