RIDES CALENDAR 2025 (scroll to bottom of page for importanr upcoming planned events)
Rides Committee Contact:
Ride Co-ordinator: Allan Smith 03 539 6373 or 027 303 0332 Email: allan-annika@xtra.co.nz
Sunday "Destination" rides allow 30 minutes for a coffee and natter before departure.
Download Latest Rides List (Click Here)
Nelson Ulysses Routes & Destination Plan (Click Here)
A Casual Ride is where riders meet, decide on a destination & organise themselves.
A RIC (rider in charge) will not always be present.
Saturday Coffee Morning and catchup from 10am - noon:
‘Alioke Eatery’
4A Central Park Lane, off Berryfield Drive, Richmond.
PLEASE WEAR YOUR NAME BADGE (to have a chance at the special draw prize, which happens at random times).
DESTINATION RIDES
Club Rides: There is a branch ride every Saturday or Sunday. Distances (total) and time away (approximate) are provided. Rides will vary between distance rides (200km+) and rides to more local destinations. Something to suit everyone. Rides south and west leave from NPD (Lower Queen St Richmond), east from BP Haven Road. Departure will usually be 10.00am for pre ride chat and leaving 10.30am, unless otherwise noted.
Please note the changed departure times & start/meeting places. (keep an eye on HeadsUp, Facebook or WhatsApp for changes to schedule)
Sun Sep 21 Halls Ride
A Gerry Tonkin adventure This Ride was inspired by the TT 2000 Rally, where an option was to visit just about all the Halls in the South Island . Sunday 13 July , we will visit 11 Halls in our patch . Total distance according to my GPS is 240 km and 3. 5 hours .
Meet at NPD Lower Queen St 9 .00am . Stands up at 9.30 am
Sat Sep 27 DAYLIGHT SAVING RIDE.
Filco event . Fundraising for the Westpac Helicopter
Details on page 14 of your September newsletter
No Sunday Ride
Saturday Ride Oct 4 Wild Weasel – Rai Valley
Departing from Alioke at 11.30am
Tue Oct 7 Club Night – Armadillos Richmond.
Please be there by 6pm to get your food order in. Speakers are Andrew and Trish Spooner -telling you about their phenomenal distance-riding adventures.
Sun Oct 12
Trig Navigational Devices Ride - a Gerry Tonkin adventure.
A trig is a navigation device commonly used by surveyors. Thanks to GPS , trigs are becoming a rare breed . Most trigs are located miles from any road , however there are a few , you can actually ride to . Four trigs and four navigational tools will be visited starting with two triangles used by every mariner who crosses the bar at Port Nelson. Departure details to come.
Sun Oct 19 Woolshed Craft Café - Top of Takaka Hill
Wool Workshops | The Woolshed Canaan
Meet at NPD Lower Queen St 10.30am . Stands up at 11.00 am
Sun Oct 26 Wakefield Bakery
One of the region’s most outstanding bakeries. Two loop options to choose from. Both going over Spooner’s hill, then either left onto Valley Rd, to Stock Road, then 88 Valley Rd or further on SH6 to Motupiko, left onto Korere-Tophouse Rd, up over Kerr Hill Rd, follow back to 88 Valley Rd.
NPD lower Queen St. Meet ‘n greet 10.30am Depart 11.00am
Up-Coming Events:
Nelson hosted Toyrun Sunday 15th November 2025
National AGM2026 Rally Friday-Sunday 27-29 March 2026
Nelson Branch AGM Sunday 3rd May 2026
South Island Remembrance Service 2026 Awaiting details for 2026
North Island Remembrance Service 2026 Awaiting details for 2026
Check Ulysses NZ for more details & updates: https://ulysses.org.nz/
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