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
07Jun
3 PEAK CHALLENGE | 18km urban walk, starts Sunday
Raymond Salisbury
14Jun
Sclanders Creek, Black Diamond, Sunrise, Peaking Ridge, starts Sunday
Andrea Cockerton
15Jun
Club Night: Rob Frost and Geoff Spearpoint, starts Monday
Graeme Ferrier
19Jun
Collingwood - day walks, starts Friday
Jo Gould
05Jul
Gordon's Knob, Richmond Ranges, starts Sunday
David Loe
19Jul
Lake Rotoroa ramble, starts Sunday
26Jul
Monster Mine, Aniseed Valley , starts Sunday
Malcolm Fisher
02Aug
Boulder Bank Lighthouse Visit, starts Sunday
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
Latest Trip Reports
More ReportsKaihoka 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…
Ben Nevis – Mt Richmond FP, 3rd May 2026
Making the most of the autumnal sunshine casting its soft warm hues, we were blessed to access 1619m Ben Nevis, a favourite local climb in both rock or snow. Just 40 minutes drive and you are able to ascend to enjoy stunning views of the Waimea Plains, Abel Tasman Coastline, the barren mineral belt of the Red Hills and to the east the lightly dusted peaks of Mt Tapuae O Uenuku and the more…
Paske & 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…
