Sharlands Creek traverse to Marybank Road, Nelson, 31 Jan 2016

Leader: Bruce Alley Being only a half-day walk, our small party of three ‘Mighty Marybankers’ set off from the Sharlands Creek carpark in the Maitai Valley at the leisurely hour of 9am. Following the creek track to an intersection, then taking a left...

Heartbreak Ridge, Nelson, 10 Jan 2016

Leader: Bob Renshaw It’s been a couple of years since I last crossed the Heartbreak Ridge so I thought it would be good to repeat the trip to see if much has changed. Unfortunately not! It is just as rough and scrubby as ever. By the time we had...

Wairoa Bike Ride, 1 Nov 2015

Leader: Lawrie Halkett Soon after midday, a bunch of trampers propelled by two wheels turned up at the Brightwater Tavern and headed east up the Lee Valley. After three kilometres, we turned south onto Wairoa Valley Rd, along a loose, metalled road....

Cable Bay Walkway, Nelson, 17 Oct 2015

Leader: Kate Krawczyk We all gathered at the Glen at 8:30am looking forward to a round trip of the Cable Bay Walkway by walking along the beach and then climbing and returning on the walkway proper; A route that has been done before by the club on...

Richmond Fire Lookout, Nelson, 30 Aug 2015

Leader: Lawrie Halkett Sunday morning dawned fine, but very misty. A group of five hikers met at Lawrie’s place and proceeded up Jimmy Lee Creek. It is a lovely bush gully walk, starting with an interesting bird hide not far in off Hill Street. The...