Saddle Hill / The Doubles, Mt Richmond FP, 14 May 2022

This was the first ‘public’ tramp since NTC started reviewing the accessibility of Saddle Hill from the Maitai Dam nearly two years ago. During a more recent visit, two club members pruned and marked a steep access track along the boundary between NCC...

Boulder Bank, Nelson, 6 Nov 2021

The boulder bank walk started with a meet up by Styx restaurant where cars were shuttled to the end of the walk. It was a mixed group of new faces and old as we hoped on the ferry to ride over to the city. Then onward to the lighthouse tiptoeing around...

Champion Mine Circuit, Roding River Reserve 9 Oct 2021

Add text and images here After a Saturday sleep-in six of us met at the Richmond car park at 9 am and thence a short drive to the top of Aniseed Valley. A feature of the day was to be several river crossings, and the rivers, although clear and...

Cable Bay Walkway and Mt Horoiangi/Glenduan, Nelson, 1 Aug 2021

After the trip to Mt Mantell was cancelled due to dubious weather in the West, virtually all the original registrants assembled at Glenduan on a mild, calm morning but not too bright and early. The group of 16 proceeded to take the Cable Bay Walkway on...

Brook Waimarama Sanctuary to Third House, Nelson, 4 Jul 2021

18 trampers gathered in the frost at the entrance to Brook Waimarama Sanctuary at 9am for a walk through the Sanctuary to Third House. A little encouragement at the start and the majority of trampers obliged my request to carry up some tracking tunnels...