The Nelson Tramping Club is based near some of the finest tramping opportunities in New Zealand. Our club conducts an active, year-round programme of trips for members of diverse interests and abilities. Non-members are welcome to join our trips (subject to being properly equipped and undertaking trips consistent with their fitness and experience. We are always looking for new members!
Note the venue for club nights: Tahunanui Community Hub at 55 Muritai St, Tahunanui. Doors open at 7:30pm for a cuppa. Presentation will start at 7:45pm.
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Upcoming Events
06Sep
Mt Arthur, starts Sunday
Mike Drake
12Sep
Rocks Hut circuit, starts Saturday
Michele Cunningham
19Sep
Angelus Peak, starts Saturday
Mike Drake
27Sep
Wainui Hut, starts Sunday
Kath Ballantine
04Oct
Speargrass Hut, starts Sunday
Alison Arron
09Oct
West Coast, starts Friday
Astrid Brauksiepe
18Oct
Wooded Peak, starts Sunday
Jo Gould
19Oct
Club Night Friends of Flora, starts Monday
Kath Ballantine
23Oct
Murchison Meanderings, starts Friday
Graeme Ferrier
14Nov
Lake Lockett, Diamond Lake, Iron Hill, Sylvester Hut loop, starts Saturday
Steve McGlone
21Nov
Mt Riley Mt Sunday & Devil's Creek Hut, starts Saturday
Michele Cunningham
Latest Trip Reports
More ReportsBushline Circuit, Robert Skifield and Christie Ridge, Nelson Lakes NP, 16th August 2026
A rather pleasant day spent with our compatriots from MTC, over the hill. Though, it has to be said that most of our joint time was spent in the Alpine lodge consuming large quantities of coffees and cake. For it turned out they are made of hardier stuff. Lake Rotoiti View Enroute to Bushline hut, rounding point 1098 we were met with ferocious winds, I mean super crazy. Thus sending NTC members…
Boulder Bank Lighthouse, Nelson, 1st August 2026
Six souls met at the far end of Sewerside Drive. Ray briefed the party before they set off at a trot over the boulders. The prominent Shag Tree was passed in an hour and soon the first of four remaining baches were reached. A female party arrived by boat to spend a night at their bach. Most of these rustic buildings were erected in the 1950s, although the very first were constructed by fishermen…
United and Champion Mines Circuit - Mt Richmond FP, 26th July 2026
Originally, in the Club calendar, today's activity was to visit the Monster Mine site, involving lots of scrub and rock bashing. But as time approached, it was decided to replace that mission with a more appealing option, the one we would do today. So, on a fairly chilly morning, eight happy trampers gathered at the interesting information panel near the carpark at the end of Aniseed Valley Road…
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