Lower Travers Loop, Nelson Lakes NP, 18 Feb 2024

We left the Badminton club at 8 am and arrived at Kerr Bay nice and early – in fact early enough for us to take an earlier slot with the water taxi as another group was running late. We were at Coldwater hut at 9:50 which gave us heaps of time to have...

Bull Paddock Creek Hut and The Raglan Range, Nelson Lakes NP, 17 Feb 2024

A recommended trip!! It's been a while since NTC ventured into Bull Paddock Creek Hut, 2015 and 2010 before. Finally the ducks all lined up with river flows and sunshine. I wouldn't cross the Wairau River with flows above 20 cumec, it was about 13-15...

Jollie Brook Circuit, Lake Sumner Forest Park, 3 Feb 2024

Waitangi Weekend, 3–6 February 2024 We spent a night at the DOC campsite cooking shelter, Lake Taylor The carrot that dangled was the promise of an ‘easy 3–4 day riverside ramble... a good leg-stretcher.’ By the time Waitangi Weekend arrived, our...

Mt Owen crossover via Lookout Range, Kahurangi National Park, 28 Jan 2024

This trip needed good weather for tops travel and navigation so a decision was made to delay departure for 24 hours from originally planned. This unfortunately meant that two of the registrants and the one reserve missed out due to work commitments and...

Cascade Saddle and Glenorchy tramps, Mt Aspiring NP, 10 Jan 2024

A rather small, but dedicated group (Chrissy came all the way by bus from Nelson for this!) gathered in CHCH on the eve of the 9th, to discuss last logistics and pack. Day 1) 10th Jan Early drive to Wanaka, checked in with DoC, parked at lakefront and...