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
10May
Akersten Bay. Abel Tasman NP., starts Sunday
Kath Ballantine
15May
Kaihoka Lakes Farm, Golden Bay, Day walks, starts Friday
Astrid Brauksiepe
30May
TRAILBLAZERS : NTC Book Launch - NEW DATE!, starts Saturday
Raymond Salisbury
07Jun
3 PEAK CHALLENGE, starts Sunday
Raymond Salisbury
14Jun
Sclanders Creek, Black Diamond, Sunrise, Peaking Ridge, starts Sunday
Andrea Cockerton
15Jun
Club Night, starts Monday
Michele Cunningham
19Jun
Collingwood - day walks, starts Friday
Jo Gould
02Aug
Boulder Bank Lighthouse Visit, starts Sunday
Raymond Salisbury
28Aug
Top of the South Combined Clubs Get-together, starts Friday
Latest Trip Reports
More ReportsPaske & Begley Huts, Rainbow Conservation Area, 25-27 Apr 2026
OVER THE RAINBOW Paske-Begley Huts Loop, Rainbow Conservation Area Many members are familiar with the windswept Rainbow Valley, and the smattering of small huts in the connecting valleys. It was more than a decade since I bagged Begley Hut with Dion Pont, but at least I’d had a brief introduction to this vast valley. Fine weather was forecast. A trip itinerary was posted. A key was obtained. A…
Brook Sanctuary, Nelson, 11 Apr 2026
10 participants gathered at the Brook Sanctuary Visitors Centre, paid their entry fees and set off just after 9am for a walk in the Sanctuary. We headed up on Koru Track through regenerating bush initially then into mixed podocarp and beech forest. We sidled along the hillside for some time then had a short descent to Ferny flat that brought is to Brook Creek. We followed this on the Upper Vally…
Plan B: Bryant Range Cross-over, Mt Richmond FP, 3 Apr 2026
The weather in Murchison looked marginal for the planned 1000 acre plateau Easter tramp, so the Leader made the call to do something more local and less exposed to the incoming weather. The Bryant Range runs behind Nelson- literally it’s our back yard. But it is also part of the popular TA Trail and is ”busy- as” for most of the Spring and Summer. For those of us looking to escape the crowds,…
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