Port Hills Mega-Walk, Nelson City, 10 March 2024

PORT HILLS MEGA-WALK, 10 MARCH 2024 Kath had asked us leaders to put more trips on the calendar, so... I advertised a 'Mega Walk' on the club Facebook Page. I had devised a cunning 11.5 km route that follows no less than 18 off-road walkways, steps and...

Saddle Hill via The Zig Zag Track, Mt Richmond FP, 1 Oct 2023

This tramp was planned as part of NTC’s attempts to make Saddle Hill more accessible as a local day-trip. This one had been planned to replace missing tape and track markers, but there was strong interest from hikers wanting to visit Saddle Hill, so...

Brook-Waimarama Sanctuary Mega Walk, Nelson, 3 September 2023

There were 10 participants who assembled at the Sanctuary visitor centre and paid their fees before introductions and a trip briefing. We entered the Sanctuary through the secure double gate and proceeded across the dam to the Loop Track. We passed the...

Cable Bay Walkway, Nelson, 9 July 2023

It had rained all day on the Saturday, but that didn’t put off the 7 members and two visitors who met at the squash club in Nelson. Under low cloud and temperatures, we set off up Airlie St and as the climb steepened the layers of clothing came off. By...

Cable Bay walkway, Nelson, 4 Dec 2022

Stunning weather for a beach walk Debbie and I reconnoitred the route 10 days earlier. I thought the August rainstorm might have affected the landscape, and that proved to be the case. Shingle that had washed down the slopes onto the beach had been...