Mole Tops, Nelson Lakes NP, 28 Jan 2023

Mt Watson from near bottom of Watsons Creek The Mole Tops near Murchison have been a popular destination for NTC. This trip was planned as a variation on the previous trips that involved a loopwalk up Watson Creek and out Jameson Ridge. This was up...

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...

Mt Luna, Kahurangi NP, 21 Dec 2022

The Wangapeka river was high so we decided to go reverse the trip and go to Stone Hut first and come down Chummies track and hope the river was lower in a few days. So we set off on a sunny morning and walked 21km on flat easy ground to Stone Hut,...

Mt Richmond & Mt Fell, Mt Richmond FP, 22 Oct 2022

Our second attempt at this cross-over tramp was a raving success, having been postponed from Matariki weekend in late June, when we reverted to a dash up Winter Peak. During Labour Weekend, longer daylight hours enabled us all to enjoy coffees in...

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...