Slowly snatches of the nearby sea and foreshore come into view. On the eastern side of the inlet, Furneaux Lodge and Endeavour Resort offer motel, cabin, backpackers and campsite accommodation. Behind Furneaux Lodge you can walk through a magnificent stand of native rain forest to a waterfall. Once farmland, this part of the walkway has reverted to nature and the forest is again resplendent. See also a wonderful predominance of manuka, kanuka and broadleaf species such as five finger on the slopes.
Many small birds live here including tomtits, silvereyes, brown creepers and grey warblers.
The Department of Conservation provides a campsite at Camp Bay. At Punga Cove, chalets or trampers rooms are available, as well as hot showers for those camping at Camp Bay. This section is the most challenging and rewarding of the track. Traversing the ridge, the true magnificence of the Sounds is inescapable. The Portage is interspersed with one breathtaking vista after another.