Nelson/Tasman Region South Island 2022

Nelson/Tasman Region South Island

New Zealand

2022

Richmond

Redwood Stables Holiday Park,

It is so convenient for shops, cycling and walking tracks. Dogs and Wi-Fi are ok, cassette-only dump station, no showers, $20 per night on power. We stayed here last November and it was all about cycling, this year it will be about walking.

Richmond

Jimmy Lee Creek,

What a gem, access right in suburbia as soon as you start the walk you are in the bush. I love the bird feeder beside the track; the top view is excellent. If you want a more extensive walk you can carry on up Mt Richmond.

A bit muddy in July and not sure about the creek crossings after heavy rain, but there are stepping stones when we crossed.

Cool bird feeder beside the track

A cloudy day looking over Richmond/Nelson

Water feature in the stream

Loop 5.19km-1hr 40mins, or a smaller loop or keep walking further up

Nelson

Founders Heritage Park,

We enjoyed our visit here there is more to see than you might think, it took us a couple of hours including lunch at the cafe that isn't open every day so lucky we picked the right day.

Duncan House only the front room is open for history information.

Chapel

Frog

Printers R Lucas & Son (could be related on Frogs side)

Shoe Repairs

There is a cool grocery shop

Fire Station

Medical & Dentist Centre

Historic Breast Pump

Woodworking tools

Railway History in an old wagon

There are train rides worth doing on a nice day

Newman Bros History

This was very interesting

Shipping

Cycling

Nelson

Classic Car Museum,

Immaculately presented cars, I was surprised at the variety very interesting.

Cool

Nelson City

Provincial Museum,

Not a huge museum, we fitted it in with shopping in the city, the Christ Church Cathedral is also at the end of the same road.

Christ Church Cathedral

Nelson

The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary

The Largest fenced Sanctuary for endangered plants and creatures on the South Island. There is a flattish loop displaying the Dams, and then it's all uphill hiking the rivers were too high for us to cross but we still managed a good walk.

Last Dam

1909 Bridge

Middle Dam

1868 Dam

Plenty of signposts but no distances

Haven't seen this fungus before

Return 8.86km-3hrs 34mins

Mt Richmond Forest Park

Whispering Falls

17kms from Richmond town in the Aniseed Valley is this lovely walk, it has a river crossing because the last bridge looks like it hasn't been there for years only the end supports are still there. Sadly we didn't make it to the Falls because the river was too high at the crossing after recent rain. We decided to hike up to the Historic Chrome Road on the way back a mistake with an elevation gain of 350m it was hard going and took much longer than the 25 mins on the sign.

First Bridge

Water is crystal clear

Limit 1 person

The walk is beside the river

We got to the Old Chrome Road

Frogs knee was sore when we got to the bottom

A steep climb up returned the same way

Return 8.78km -3hrs 24mins

Nelson

Maitai River Walk

We enjoyed this all-weather walk that starts in town and goes to the Maitai Valley Camping Ground, only the last couple of kms before we turned around at the camp had hills.

Wind sculpture at the start where we parked

Several swimming holes are along the way

Return 14.47km-3hours

Tasman

Rough Island Loop Walk

With the rain on the horizon, we made the most of the outdoors and decided on another flat walk. With good views and no wind, it was an interesting easy walk around the edge of the pine forest.