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
28Jun
Coldwater Hut , starts Sunday
Alison Arron
05Jul
Gordon's Knob, Richmond Ranges, starts Sunday
David Loe
10Jul
Reefton Day Walks, starts Friday
Kath Ballantine
19Jul
Lake Rotoroa ramble, starts Sunday
26Jul
Monster Mine, Aniseed Valley , starts Sunday
Malcolm Fisher
01Aug
Boulder Bank Lighthouse Visit, starts Saturday
Raymond Salisbury
09Aug
Sentinel Point Cable Bay via the Boulders!, starts Sunday
Graeme Ferrier
23Aug
Harwoods Hole, starts Sunday
Patrick Holland
29Aug
Top of the South Tramping Clubs Get-together, starts Saturday
Graeme Ferrier
12Sep
Rocks Hut circuit, starts Saturday
Michele Cunningham
27Sep
Wainui Hut, starts Sunday
Kath Ballantine
Latest Trip Reports
More ReportsSchlanders Creek circuit - Nelson Hills, 14th June 2026
Twelve keen trampers started from the Maitai Dam on a chilly Sunday morning for an exploration up Schlanders Creek and back down Peaking Ridge track. A good warm up on the Dun Mountain bike trail to start and then we branched off to the right on the Maitai Cave track which follows Schlanders Creek. After a few small stream crossings and with mainly dry shoes we reached the Maitai cave turnoff.…
3 Peak Challenge – Nelson hills, 7th June 2026
This event traversed Flaxmore, Sharland Hill and Botanical Hill ... in a single, 18km course that cleverly cut corners as it rose 900m of combined altitude.NTC was birthed at a meeting in the Nelson Institute on Hardy Street, in May 1934. About 60 folks attended this, our very first club get-together. 92 years later, a crowd of 28 souls gathered at this historical hub, to recieve a short lecture…
Kaihoka Lakes Farm, Golden Bay, Day walks - Golden Bay, 15th May 2026
The group admiring the stalactites Day 1, written by Peter P After a car reshuffle at Kath’s place we headed off for morning coffee in Takaka. Onward to walk the Puponga hilltop walk. At the Farewell spit end (by the cattle stop) we split the party into two groups with one car driving to the Wharariki beach end of the track where the second group would emerge later. Starting from Wharariki beach…
