Nau mai, haere ki te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua
Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club.
Interested in outdoor activities, simply need some healthy exercise, and want to meet some friendly people? We may have what you're looking for.
Established in 1919, TTC is the longest established tramping club in Wellington with over 600 members. Tramping and day walks are our most popular activities, and there are many other ways you can enjoy yourself with the club, including family trips, snow sports, biking, youth programme and climbing and mountaineering. Have a look at our activities and trips for more details. ...
For information on tramping in the Tararuas, see Tararua Tramper's Guide and tramping information. For information about the native flora you might encounter, see In the hills, and our extensive trip reports.
Our event programme has all kinds of trips and activities, all year round.
Our club meetings are held every Tuesday night at our centrally-located clubrooms in Moncrieff Street. You are welcome to join us. ...
At our next hui on 2025-11-18
Club nights are held on Tuesdays at our clubrooms opening at 7:10 p.m. with the proceedings starting at 7:30 p.m.
18 November Winter on the Paparoa Track
Liz Martin and Alan Graham walked the Paparoa track with Paul Bruce and Pip Newton.
The Bay of Fundy
An Air Canada strike gave Alan Graham and Liz Martin an unexpected opportunity to explore part of Nova Scotia. They discovered that Burncoat Head has the world's highest recorded tide range of 21.6 metres (with an average of 17 metres.)
Please see our online hui guidance for information on how to attend and for an invitation.
Coming up on Tuesday 2025-11-25
25 November A good friend of Te Mana o Kupe/Mana Island Philippa Doig
Philippa’s volunteering with the Friends of Mana Island goes back about 25 years, the past 10 on the executive committee. She has been on DoC planting trips, helped with endangered plant monitoring and two seabird translocations, and attended many weekend work parties on Mana Island.
Upcoming trips 🥾
| Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15 | Te Kopahou Reserve | M | Lynne White | 0276311160 | |
| 19 | Mapuia/Miramar | E | Jean Morgan | 027 452 3025, 04 384 5165 | |
Recent 2025 weekly activities
- 2025-10-29 Crow’s Nest / Silversky - Skyline - Bells Track / Shepperds Stream Spur / Winzenburg Hill - Pinnacle / Waiopehu Hut
- 2025-10-22 Tunnel Gully to Twin Lakes / Scholes Creek-Graces Stream-McKerrow / Hutt Catchment loop / Phillips Stream.
- 2025-10-15 Zoo / Zealandia perimeter fence / Rangituhi-Colonial Knob Loop / Catchpool-Harvaard Spur-Cattle Ridge / Mt Matthews and the shingle slide.
Recent 2025 trip reports from the Tararua Tramper
