Lockett & Peel Ranges, Kahurangi NP, 29 Dec 2022

Exploring the Lockett and Peel Ranges 29th Dec - 3rd Jan 2023. Day 1: Quarry carpark to Lake Lockett NTC members have explored parts of the Lockett and Peel Ranges on overnight or two-day tramps, but when you look at a map of the Cobb Valley, the...

Mount Peel and Balloon Hut, Kahurangi NP, 29 Apr 2022

I am new to the Nelson area and it was my first time to the Cobb Valley. I was suitably impressed. Such dramatic scenery with relatively easy car access. After a night in the Trilobite hut, (with a game or two of Monopoly deal – the card version) and a...

1000 Acre Plateau Needle Haystack, Kahurangi NP, 19 Feb 2022

20 km off the sh main road to the road end and car park, 13km of it is gravel but no 4 wheel drive required. 1hour walk into Lake Matiri Hut, a cosy 6 bunk hut with a fireplace and a great view of the lake. A good option for an overnight at either end...

Anatoki - Waingaro, Kahurangi NP, 29 Jan 2022

South bound group report. The route from the carpark at 150 m starts up an old miners dray track and stays above the right bank of the Anatoki for the whole day, passing through Anatoki Bend (220 m, good camping) and over numerous tributary streams to...

Dragon’s Teeth (or gums…), Kahurangi NP, 30 Dec 2021

Day One - Cobb road end to Fenella Hut (30 Dec) We left Nelson at 8.30am, stopping at Riwaka for a coffee. On our drive up the lower Cobb Valley we passed hundreds of ‘Twisted Frequency’ festival goers parked on the side of the road, but we drove on by...