One of the hidden gems in Nelson that we are always poking people towards is the access road up to the Cobb valley, as it gives you unprecedented access to the alpine environments of Kahurangi National Park. It also is quite unique as the road terminates at a Department of Conservation hut (Trilobite hut), so […]
Kahurangi National Park
Toe Rag Trapline
In December last year we hiked one of our favourite day hikes in the Nelson Area, the Kaituna track( you can see our blogpost for that trip here). While we were hiking through the Kaituna track we stumbled on a sign for the Kaituna Toe Rag trapline, and it sparked some curiosity to what lay […]
Kahurangi 500 trip report
Back in early September we set our sites on riding a variation of the amazing Kahurangi 500 bikepacking route with a friend to look at possibilities of offering transport packages and support packages for this route, allowing larger groups and individuals the ability to resupply and also swap bikes at specific locations. You can see […]
Kahurangi 500 -Bike packing – Gearing up for Gearing down
As you can probably guess… we love bikes, and we love bikes for a multitude of reasons, first and foremost are the many freedoms that a bike can give you. They’re small and very strong so you get a lot more freedom in terms of where you can take them both on road and off!! […]
A different approach….Mount Owen via the lookout Range
Nelson, New Zealand is locationally blessed with three National parks and one forest Park on our doorstep as well as a raft of smaller reserves. Some destinations are easy to find such as the Abel Tasman Coastal track and the Heaphy track…. but there’s some equally good if not better adventure destinations when you scratch […]
The Kaituna Track, Northwest Nelson
This track doesn’t come across people Radar that often, I’m not quite sure the reason why, but it could be that it’s a very long day hike or nor quite long enough for an overnight hike. So usually it blips on the radar then is often forgotten about. Last time I walked this track was […]
Adventures slightly off the Beaten Trail- Mount Stevens
We’re always on the scope for New Adventure destinations to share with people, but some we already know intimately. Mount Steven’s track you may have passed many times on the way to the Heaphy Track, there is a tiny little carpark at the bottom of the track in a stunted manuka forest that really doesn’t […]
The Cobb Valley, Delicious for the eyes!!
Wow, what a weekend just been. We took the “Adventure Crafting” group up the Cobb Valley to stay at the Cobb Hostel , they enjoyed some amazing weather and mountain vistas. Almost 50% of the group had never visited the Cobb Valley!! What makes the Cobb so amazing… is you can drive straight to an […]
Great destinations- The Kahurangi Express
Weather was on the money on the Weekend been, had a few takers for the “Kahurangi Express trip” Getting into the hills on a friday night worked really well to make the standard Weekend seem a whole lot longer. Paced out a trip that I’ve always wanted to do…… Diamond lake Sylvester circuit. Lake Sylvester […]
The Kahurangi Express
Days runs pretty short on these incredibly short periods of time either side of Monday and friday!! So we’re sneaking in a trip which will serve to extend your time in the great outdoor play ground. We call it the Kahurangi Express…. Depart Nelson 5pm, arrive Flora saddle 7pm, frolick around the mountain meadows of […]
That Awesome Cobb Valley
We were up the Cobb valley earlier this month with a great group of Volunteers from the The Gorge Bikepark, including local artist Alison Horn. Alison captured the Weekend with a beautiful water color of the view from Chaffeys Hut, and Daniel Blight got some stunning photographs while up the valley. Good times…..
Barron flat Mountain Bike Epic Video
Huge thanks to David Chadwick at Nelson Photography and to the great customers who put their hands up to play a star role. Heres the video of the stunning adventure in the back blocks of Nelson. on the Barrons Flat Epic adventure ride
