Peninsula Tramping Club

PTC is one of Christchurch's tramping clubs. 

We are based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Peninsula Tramping Club is a friendly club offering a wide range of trips, mainly in the central part of the South Island. Please look at the trip list to see where we are going in the next month, or trip reports to see where we have been in the past.

The club consists of people of all ages who tramp for recreation.

We organise regular trips to cater for people of different levels of fitness and tramping experience.  Our trips range from easy to hard, and may be anything from day trips to long weekends to a week or more.

We also hold a monthly club meeting, and a variety of social events.

CLUB NIGHTS are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the Baptist Church Hall at 286 Oxford Terrace. This is located on the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace, (see map) starting promptly at 7.45 pm. Doors open 7.30.

Hiring club gear for private trips. If you require tramping gear for a private trip and it is available on your dates, club members can hire out the PTC gear - contact the Quartermaster. Please note however that you will be responsible for the costs of any loss or damage at the value at the time of hire.

Tue 12 August

THE NAKASENDO TRAIL, JAPAN

A little on the wild side: Karen has just completed a 5-day walk on a section of this famous trail between Kyoto and Tokyo and will talk about this walk, and how different it was to a typical multi-day New Zealand great walk.

Tue 9 September 

FORAGING IN NEW ZEALAND

Finding lunch outdoors if you have left your lunch box behind? Peter Langlands, intrepid outdoor naturalist, forager and conservation scientist, is our guest speaker tonight. He will have copies of his 2024 book “Foraging New Zealand” for sale. 

Monday 18th August: Te Waoku Kahikatea, Belfast

Coffee at Gloria Jeans in Northwood then Te Waoku Kahikatea Walk in Belfast. This is an interesting walk with stream and lakes, native bush, Maori medicine garden, heritage buildings and even a long drop. Meet at Gloria Jeans at Northwood Supa Centa at 9.45am for coffee. At about 10.15am we'll drive to the carpark on Radcliffe Rd about 1km from the junction with Hawkins Road. Google maps know it as The Red Barn. The walk should take about 90 minutes. No dogs allowed. Please contact Maureen by text or email 021-266-5778 or mothompson1212@gmail.com if coming.  

For the most up-to-date information about Social Events, check the PTC website, the PTC Facebook page and look out for messages from PTC Communicator.  Maureen has been organising social events lately, but she welcomes help from others for daytime or evening social events. Please contact Maureen Thompson by phone or text 021-266-5778 or mothompson1212@gmail.com 

For trips in the next month or so, please see the Trips page.

PLBs for the trip leaders to use (or members’ private hire) are located at Halswell (Merv Meredith), Marshlands (Graeme Nicholas), and Bishopdale (Kerry Moore), as well as the quartermaster in Burnside.

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