Welcome to the Nelson Tramping Club.
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
20Apr
Club night - Fluid Balance when out Tramping, starts Monday
25Apr
Rainbow Romp | Paske & Begley Huts, starts Saturday
Raymond Salisbury
03May
Ben Nevis, starts Sunday
Michele Cunningham
04May
Trip Planning Evening at The Honest Lawyer 6pm, starts Monday
Kath Ballantine
15May
Kaihoka Lakes Maungarakau Day walks, starts Friday
Astrid Brauksiepe
30May
TRAILBLAZERS : NTC Book Launch - NEW DATE!, starts Saturday
Raymond Salisbury
19Jun
Collingwood - day walks, starts Friday
Jo Gould
Latest Trip Reports
More ReportsGood Evans! Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman, Sunday 15 March
Ever wanted to climb the biggest peak in our smallest national park? Mt Evans is a worthy destination rising above our most popular national park, but is seldom visited, as the track over the summit was closed long ago. From the heights of Takaka Hill, we drove our vehicles along the dusty gravel road to Canaan Downs where we encountered a fair sprinkling of campers and cyclists. Once our large…
Plan B: Bryant Range Cross-over, 3-5 April 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,…
Bryant Range Traverse, Mt Richmond FP, 1 Apr 2026
BRYANT RANGE TRAVERSE I 1-4 April 2026 (ALTERNATIVE EASTER TRIP) An ageing gentlemen from a tramping club in Auckland had moved to Nelson and impressed us with his ambitious ‘day trips’ over the remote Hacket Peaks and the untracked ridge along to Mt Duppa. Not being super-human, I devised a more placid traverse of the Bryant Range where I could stay inside nice huts and drink lots of tea. At a…
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