Each week, we highlight our fave tramping trails in New Zealand for day and multi day hikes across Nelson Tasman (and beyond!)
Hike Up Ben Nevis, Richmond Ranges
Ben Nevis (1619 m) is a peak in Mt Richmond Forest Park, southwest of Nelson. Beginning in Wairoa Valley, Ben Nevis Track climbs along Gibbs Spur to the trig at the summit and is a 5-6 return walk. The term ‘Ben’ means mountain in Scottish Gaelic. ‘Ben Nevis’ is an Anglicisation of ‘Beinn Nibheis’, which is commonly translated to ‘mountain of the heaven’. This particular Ben Nevis is second highest of the three peaks in New Zealand that share the name.
