RIDES CALENDAR 2025

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)

Saturday Ride Aug 16 Riverside café

A delightful place!

Intentional Community | Lower Moutere | Riverside Community NZ

Departing from Alioke at 11.30am

Sun Aug 24 AWARDS LUNCH.

The biggest social event in our calendar. Full details in your July newsletter.

Book before 31st July for best subsidy.

Sun Aug 31 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

Tue Sep 2 Club Night – Armadillos: Quiz Night! There will be prizes! Please be there by 6pm to get your food order in. Quiz at 6pm – till food arrives.

Sat Sep 6 UNITED WE RIDE Filco event- Full details on page *** No Sunday Ride Filco Harley-Davidson - United We Ride

Sat Sep 13 Remembrance Ride See details on page **** No Sunday Ride

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 will be in your Headsup and September newsletter No Sunday Ride

Saturday Ride Oct 4 Millers Rest – 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. We will have guest speaker. Detaisl to follow.

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 - Top of Takaka Hill                                                                                                                                               Departure details to come.

Sun Oct 26 Flat Rock Café                                                                                                                                                                          Departure details to come.

Up-Coming Events:

North Island Remembrance Service 2025    Awaiting details for 2026 

South Island Remembrance Service 2025    Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park, 34 Beach Road, Kaikoura​​ -                                                                                       1 pm, Saturday, September 13th, 2025

​​​​​​​Our branch has many types of Saturday & Sunday rides:

Organised Rides have a stated destination, are generally longer and may take up to the whole day.

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.

Casual Rides are also afternoon rides, where riders meet, decide on a destination, and organise themselves. There may be a Ride Leader assigned, but if there is not then the group determine this for themselves.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Other Ulysses Branch Rides

To see the Marlborough Branch Rides & Events Calendar here: Click here​​​​​​​

To see the Buller Branch Rides & Events Calendar here: Click here​​​​​​​

Insurance/ Liability​​​​​​​

The Club holds a public liability insurance which indemnifies the Club during officially posted Club events. This includes local runs and rallies sanctioned by the Branch. Members are expected to manage their own personal insurance responsibilities and have a road legal vehicle when participating in Club events.