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Lee Bay

Lee Bay is one of the Rakiura Track access points and the usual start of the route towards Port William/Potirepo. From Oban it lies about 5 km farther by road, with access options including walking, a transfer or, depending on the plan, a water taxi.

Rakiura Track entrance at Lee Bay with the chain-link sculpture and coast.
Photo by AlasdairW Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Usual start of the route to Port William/Potirepo.
  • Connection with the Rakiura Track’s three-stage circuit.
  • Reachable from Oban on foot, by transfer or, depending on the plan, by water.
Lee Bay
Photo by AlasdairW Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lee Bay

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Rakiura Track entrance at Lee Bay with the chain-link sculpture and coast.

Rakiura Track: three days of forest, coast and island logistics

The Rakiura Track combines a multi-day hike with the changing logistics of an island: mandatory bookings, mud, tides and an easy start from Oban.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026