Lockett Range Traverse, Kahurangi N.P, 23-25 Apr 2016

Leader: Steve McGlone ANZAC weekend saw me leading a club trip for three days over the Lockett Range in the Northwest Nelson area. The forecast for Saturday was for rain in the afternoon becoming heavy by evening, so to make the use of a clear morning...

Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, 29 Feb-5 Mar 2016

Leader: Marianne Hermsen The trip members were picked up in Nelson and Mapua. We stopped at Langford’s store to leave a car key for Derry Kingston to collect; he was to drive the car round to Kohaihai for us. We left the historic store about 10:30 and...

Kahurangi Point Lighthouse, Kahurangi NP, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2016

Leader: Kate Krawczyk We set out from Nelson around noon on the Saturday, heading for the mouth of the Anatori River. It took about three and a half hours to get there with a coffee/ice cream stop in Takaka on the way. It’s all narrow and windy shingle...

South Side of Mount Owen, Kahurangi NP, 16-20 Jan 2016

Leader: Andrea Cockerton With the forecast changing daily and nine hopefuls, we decided to make tracks as planned and head up the pretty Fyfe River to Branch Creek Hut. The southern access to Mt Owen is mooted as more challenging than the popular route...

Wangapeka Track circuit – Kahurangi NP, 22-25 Mar 2015

Scribe: Pat Holland This 4-day trip was run by NTC for some members of the FMC Executive who had attended a meeting in Nelson. Planning for six was disrupted by Sally Johannesson coming down with a tummy bug and withdrawing. The remaining five arrived...