HVTC - Hutt Valley Tramping Club

18/07/2026

12/07/2026

Not the hot pools we were hoping for but still a good Matariki weekend trip to Black Birch biv in the Kaweka Forest Park for a group of five from HVTC

12/07/2026

Incredible winter’s day for an exploration from Brooklyn wind turbine to Hawkins Hill and beyond.

19/06/2026

We’ve been happy to do regular planting in recent years at Baring Head to regenerate this wonderfully wild part of Wellington.
Photos from yesterday’s work party.

11/05/2026

Lovely Sunday for a trip to Rangituhi / Colonial K**b in Porirua. Up the 700+ steps to local views and across the waters to the South Island.

27/10/2025

Check out Hutt Valley Tramping Club on our introductory tramp for new people on Sunday 9 November. We’re doing a Pukerua Bay-Plimmerton circuit and we’d love you to join us.

HVTC offers

🌅 Stunning scenic destinations

☑️ Safe, organised trips

😊 Friendly, experienced trampers

Contact Marina at [email protected] or 021792260 for more information.

Home Introductory trip for trampers November 9More info: Marina at [email protected] The Hutt Valley Tramping Club is based in Lower Hutt and has approximately 300 members. Our activities include walking, tramping, skiing, mountaineering, mountain biking and cycling. We run trips every week, mos...

15/10/2025

With daylight saving, here are our HVTC Tuesday night intermediate mtb rides for the second part of October.

Non-members are welcome to check out the rides. Contact Andrew Robinson at [email protected] for more info.

21 Oct Makara MTB park
Meet at the South Karori Road entrance to the Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park for a 6:30pm start. The route is Koru, Sally Alley, Three Brothers parts 1-3, Smokin’, Big Toms Wheelie, Tower 19 Connector briefly, Magic carpet, Lazy Fern. You can find descriptions of the trails at https://www.trailforks.com/region/m-kara-peak-mountain-bike-park/
The ride will probably take about an hour and three quarters

28 Oct Hill Road
Meet at the carpark on Hill Road for a 6:30pm start. We will head up Bull Run - Bull-a-varde Connector to eventually connect up with the Old Coach Road. Just off that is Electric Avenue which will probably be followed by Connect Four, Four Degrees and Bull Run - Bull-a-varde Connector but there are a few other options. See https://www.trailforks.com/region/belmont-regional-park/ for trail descriptions

You'll need a headlamp or bike light for the last part of rides in October

17/09/2025

Thank you to Jonathan Ravens and Anthony Davies from Friends of Belmont Regional Park who came to speak to club members tonight.

They updated us about the proposal for a land swap so the quarry near Dry Creek can expand into the park. This project has been listed under the Fast-track Approvals Act.

If this goes ahead, we’d lose precious regenerating forest, including rare and beautiful swamp maire and ramarama trees.

We’re so fortunate to have Belmont Regional Park in our backyard to walk, run and cycle in. It’s also wonderful to see the forest and birdlife returning.

📸 Jonathan, Anthony and other FOBRP/HVTC members

11/09/2025

Wonderful to see such good conditions at Whakapapa and people enjoying our lodge on the mountain.

26/08/2025

Easy to enjoy all that snow from our HVTC lodge at Whakapapa. ❄️ ⛄️ ⛷️